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{{short description|Scandinavian Christmas pastry}}
{{short description|Finnish Christmas pastry}}
{{about|the pastry|the Eläkeläiset album|Joulutorttu (album)}}
{{about|the pastry|the Eläkeläiset album|Joulutorttu (album)}}
{{Title language|fi}}
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[[File:Joulutorttuja.jpg|thumb|{{Lang|fi|Joulutorttu}}s with prune jam filling]]
[[File:Joulutorttuja 1 IMG 2130 C.JPG|thumb|Making {{Lang|fi|joulutorttu}}s]]
A '''{{Lang|fi|joulutorttu}}''' ({{IPA|fi|ˈjou̯luˌtortːu|lang}}, lit. "Yule tart", {{Langx|sv|jultårta}}; sometimes known as {{Lang|fi|tähtitorttu}} {{IPA|fi|ˈtæhtiˌtortːu|}}, "star tart") is a [[Finland|Finnish]] [[Christmas]] [[pastry]]. It is traditionally made from [[puff pastry]] in the shape of a [[Star polygon|star]] or [[Pinwheel (toy)|pinwheel]] and filled with [[prune]] jam and often dusted with [[icing sugar]]. The pastries can be in other shapes and apple used in place of the prune jam.


{{Lang|fi|Joulutorttu}}s are mostly made in [[Finland]] but also in [[Sweden]].
[[File:Joulutorttuja.jpg|thumb|Joulutorttus with prune jam filling]]
[[File:Joulutorttuja 1 IMG 2130 C.JPG|thumb|Making joulutorttus]]
A '''joulutorttu''' ([[Finnish language|Finnish]] lit. "Yule tart", {{Lang-sv|jultårta}}; sometimes known as ''tähtitorttu'' "star tart") is a [[Finland|Finnish]] [[Christmas]] [[pastry]]. It is traditionally made from [[puff pastry]] in the shape of a [[Star polygon|star]] or [[Pinwheel (toy)|pinwheel]] and filled with [[prune]] jam and often dusted with [[icing sugar]]. The pastries can be in other shapes and apple used in place of the prune jam.


In 2020, a company that sells the dough estimated that the average Finn eats about 18 pieces of {{Lang|fi|joulutorttu}} each year.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Salainen "laminointi" tekee joulutortusta superlehtevää – kone taittelee melkein sata taikinakerrosta|trans-title=The secret of "lamination" makes Christmas star tarts super puffy – The machine folds almost a hundred layers of dough|url=https://www.iltalehti.fi/ruoka-artikkelit/a/9e2724e6-246e-43df-9c72-588aeca20139|access-date=2022-12-04|website=www.iltalehti.fi|language=fi}}</ref>
Joulutorttus are mostly made in [[Finland]] but also in [[Sweden]].

In 2020 a company that sells the dough estimated that the average Finn eats about 18 joulutorttua each year.<ref name="IL21122020">{{Verkkoviite|osoite=https://www.iltalehti.fi/ruoka-artikkelit/a/9e2724e6-246e-43df-9c72-588aeca20139|nimeke=Salainen "laminointi" tekee joulutortusta superlehtevää – kone taittelee melkein sata taikinakerrosta|julkaisu=www.iltalehti.fi|viitattu=2021-07-29}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Salainen "laminointi" tekee joulutortusta superlehtevää – kone taittelee melkein sata taikinakerrosta|trans-title=The secret of "lamination" makes Christmas star tarts super puffy – The machine folds almost a hundred layers of dough|url=https://www.iltalehti.fi/ruoka-artikkelit/a/9e2724e6-246e-43df-9c72-588aeca20139|access-date=2022-12-04|website=www.iltalehti.fi|language=fi}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
* [[List of pastries]]
* [[List of pastries]]
* [[Joulupöytä]]
* {{Lang|fi|[[Joulupöytä]]}}


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{Commons category-inline}}
* [http://www.saunalahti.fi/marian1/gourmet/gl_finn.htm#j Glossary of Finnish Dishes]
* {{Cite web |url=http://www.dlc.fi/~marianna/gourmet/gl_finn.htm#j |title=Glossary of Finnish Dishes |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921055515/http://www.dlc.fi/~marianna/gourmet/gl_finn.htm#j |archive-date=21 September 2013}}


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[[Category:Finnish cuisine]]
[[Category:Finnish cuisine]]
[[Category:Christmas food]]
[[Category:Christmas food]]

Latest revision as of 12:28, 12 January 2025

Joulutorttus with prune jam filling
Making joulutorttus

A joulutorttu (Finnish: [ˈjou̯luˌtortːu], lit. "Yule tart", Swedish: jultårta; sometimes known as tähtitorttu [ˈtæhtiˌtortːu], "star tart") is a Finnish Christmas pastry. It is traditionally made from puff pastry in the shape of a star or pinwheel and filled with prune jam and often dusted with icing sugar. The pastries can be in other shapes and apple used in place of the prune jam.

Joulutorttus are mostly made in Finland but also in Sweden.

In 2020, a company that sells the dough estimated that the average Finn eats about 18 pieces of joulutorttu each year.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Salainen "laminointi" tekee joulutortusta superlehtevää – kone taittelee melkein sata taikinakerrosta" [The secret of "lamination" makes Christmas star tarts super puffy – The machine folds almost a hundred layers of dough]. www.iltalehti.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 4 December 2022.
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