Traditionally, hard bread, such as knäckebröd is present at the table during every Swedish meal. The top surface is always more undulating than the base and is known as ‘the rich mans side’ because when you spread your chosen topping, most commonly butter, more gathers on the rough, uneven surface. The same can be said…
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Caramelised Onion Tart
Caramelised Onion Tart My first blog post of 2022! With plenty of food still to use up from Christmas I thought I’d kick off with a recipe utilising just store cupboard ingredients. Caramelised Onion Tart, simple as it is, ticks all the boxes on flavour. Buttery, sweet onions cooked slowly with a few cloves of…
Spiced Pear & Rye Cake
I am delighted to be sharing this lovely recipe for Spiced Pear & Rye Cake with you: it’s wholesome, lightly spiced, soft and deliciously moist. It’s the perfect fika treat! I have loved baking cakes for as long as I can remember. I was very fortunate as a child to have an orchard to inspire…
Swedish Apple Cake (Äppelkaka)
Apple cake recipes are ten to the dozen at this time of year, but this version I absolutely love. Consisting of brown butter, eggs and sugar. I also add chopped and ground almonds, cardamom (of course!) and coconut. This brings comfort and sustenance on a Sunday afternoon after a long walk in the autumn sunshine. …
Fluffy Swedish Cinnamon Buns
Did you know it was Swedish Cinnamon Bun day Kannelbullensdag on 4th October! When Swedes, and it seems the rest of the world indulge in even more of these moreish spiced buns than usual. A date I can easily remember because it’s also my niece’s birthday too! If you follow my blog you’ll know that…
Apple & Cobnut Frangipane Tart
This morning I woke to autumn sunlight pouring through the bedroom window, and mist rolling over the fields. It felt chilly when I opened the back door to let the dogs out. I adore this time of year when the days are still warm but the nights are drawing in, it’s a cosy feeling. Last…
Lavender and Lemon Shortbread Biscuits
Tea is always better with a little treat, (although I am more of a coffee drinker myself, but that’s another story). Last weekend, between the showers, I took it upon myself to tackle the mountain of weeds that seem to have appeared in my garden, in a few short days. We planted a border a…
Garden Gooseberry & Almond Streusel Torte
What magnificent weather we had last weekend! The sun shone brilliantly in the cloudless, azure-blue sky, what a treat. In celebration of the sun that is set to remain for the rest of the week, I’ve baked you a very delicious, Garden Gooseberry & Almond Streusel Torte. It’s been going down a treat in my…
Featherlight Raspberry Cream Cake
I have a complicated relationship with desserts and cakes. You see, I really love to make them, they satisfy my artistic nature but, truthfully speaking, I’m more in the savoury camp when it comes to food. Having said all that, this cake is so light and airy, and it’s filled with one of my favourite…
National Sweden Day Cupcakes
Buttery light vanilla cupcakes with a fresh strawberry filling and velvety crème pâtissière, trust me, they’re so irresistible, you won’t be able to stop at one. It’s not strange that the house is full of so many baked goods at the moment, the vast majority of them produced by me. I’m a natural baker, and…