Swedes love to bake. They can always find an excuse to tuck into something sweet, fresh from the oven. Infact the bestselling book of all time in Sweden is Seven Kinds of cookies – a recipe book all about Cookies, I’m not joking. The title comes from the Swedish tradition of serving seven different types…
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Danish Sourdough Rye Bread (Rugbrød)
I’ve been making this loaf for longer than I care to remember, a consistent sellout at Marlow’s Artisan Food Market and a family favourite. This is a delicious and nutritious wholegrain loaf. It’s much healthier than your average sourdough bread. Contains less carbohydrate, it’s lower in gluten, has more fibre and in general keeps you…
Swedish Vanilla Buns (Vaniljbullar)
Vaniljbullar are sweet, enriched, yeasted buns flavoured with cardamom, filled with an enticing creme patisserie and then delicately dusted with sugar. Light as a feather and mouthwateringly delicious. These Swedish custard buns set themselves apart from any other. Although they don’t quite have the same classic status as Cinnamon & Cardamom Buns, they are still…
Classic Swedish Pickled Gherkins (Västeråsgurkor)
Pickles were always part of our meals at home, breakfast and lunch especially. Dill and dill crowns are an integral part of Swedish pickled gherkins. They should also be both salty and sweet and definitely not too vinegary. This is a family recipe, given to me by my grandmother, I’ve just tweaked it a little….
How to make Rosehip Jam
Autumn brings a whole host of delicious fruit for us to cook and preserve. Among them are blackberries, crab apples, sloes and rosehips. Well, what are rosehips? They’re the fruit of the rose plant, orangey-red in colour, ready and ripe to pick in early September in the UK. The most common rose hips are from…
Swedish Vetebröd with Rhubarb & Cardamom
Swedish Vetebröd with Rhubarb and Cardamom, sound good, not sure? Well this recipe is a Swedish classic. An enriched, sweet yeasted bread, delicately spiced with cardamom, however the addition of roasted rhubarb is my twist. I think the cardamom works so incredibly well with this garden vegetable, often mistaken for a fruit. This bread is…
Swedish Gluten-free Seeded Crispbread
This recipe for Swedish seeded crispbread has been on my to-do-list to post for some time. It was one of my best sellers at Marlow’s Artisan food market. Packed full of healthy seeds, oats and gluten-free too so suitable for coeliacs. These hard crispbreads (frökex or fröknäcke) are incredibly popular in Sweden, with most households…
Wholegrain Chia Seed Sourdough Loaf
Wholegrain Chia Seed Sourdough Loaf. The bread of my childhood still remains my favourite. Wholegrain sourdough is not only incredibly healthy, it’s good for your gut and sustaining. Robust, earthy grains such as rye work incredibly well with classic Scandinavian food, for example smoked meat, cured or pickled fish and vegetables. Although white bread has…
Janssons Frestelse ( Jansson’s Temptation)
Potatoes are always available, whether you like to mash, stuff or fry them they are deeply satisfying. This potato dish is perfect for cold winter nights. Normally served as part of a Swedish Smörgåsbord at Christmas or Easter and traditionally made with cured sprats, cream and onions. Swedish Grebbestads Ansjovis (cured sprats) are available from…
White Chocolate & Cranberry Kladdkaka
However I adore a dessert, it’s rarely on my mind as a meal draws to an end. I usually surrender after the main dish and nibble on a piece of cheese and a little seasonal fruit. No a dessert has to be savoured so I wait a couple of hours then I enjoy something sweet,…
