On March 25 each year, exactly nine months before the great joy of the birth of Jesus on Christmas Day, the Church celebrates The Annunciation of the Lord. On this day, the angel Gabriel appeared to our Blessed Mother and announced that she was to conceive and bear a son, our Lord Jesus Christ. The beauty of this solemnity is held in Mary's great fiat, or yes, in her willingness to play an essential role in the world's salvation. Unlike Eve who disobeyed God, Mary said yes to God's plan for her. She trusted God and, as the mother of Jesus, loved Him in a way no one else could. At the moment of the angel's words, Mary carried within her womb the Son of God, the Messiah, the Savior of the world. The Annunciation is celebrated each year in Sweden by partaking in waffles! But why waffles? The Swedish feast's name is Vårfrudagen ("Our Lady's Day"). The feast's name resembles the Swedish pun Våffeldagen (Waffle Day). Thus, the pun has engendered a national devotion to the Virgin as far back as the 17th century. Despite being predominantly Lutheran, Sweden celebrates this Feast Day of Mary with wonderful feasts of waffles.
Ingredients
1 3/4 cups heavy cream, well-chilled
1 1/3 cups flour
2 tablespoons sugar
Pinch of salt
1/2 cup cold water
3 tablespoons melted sweet butter
