• Easy Eplekake (Norwegian Apple Cake)

    Silvia

    My friends brought me so many apples from Sognefjord that I feel like I’ve been baking apple desserts all month. And today I decided to make a Norwegian apple dessert that is both the tastiest apple cake I know AND the easiest to make! This easy eplekake, or Norwegian apple cake, is incredibly simple but oh so delicious. The cake base is a bit denser than my traditional Norwegian apple cake, and this is almost like a cross between an apple cake and a blondie, topped with apples, cinnamon, brown sugar, and toasted almonds. Personally this is my favorite apple…

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  • Pumpkin Pie Kanelsnurrer (Scandinavian Cinnamon Rolls)

    Silvia

    Bergen has exploded with color now that the leaves on the trees are changing, and my dog Alfie has been loving rolling through as many leaves as possible on our walks. So of course I had to celebrate autumn in my kitchen as well – this time with some pumpkin…

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  • Norwegian Apple Cake With Brown Cheese Frosting

    Silvia

    As apple season continues here in Norway, my friends keep bringing me apples that their families have brought them from Sognefjord. Last week I made Norwegian cinnamon buns with apple sauce filling, and this week I decided to make one of the most delicious cakes I know: Norwegian apple cinnamon…

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  • Kanelsnurrer (Norwegian Cinnamon Buns) With Apple Sauce Filling

    Silvia

    It’s apple season here in Norway, and when my friend Josephine brought me a sack of apples from Sognefjord I was excited to make a new apple treat: Norwegian twisted cinnamon buns (kanelsnurrer) filled with apple sauce. I developed this recipe based off of my favorite cinnamon bun recipe and…

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  • Norwegian Brown Cheese + White Chocolate Cookies

    Silvia

    Probably one of the most beloved Norwegian foods is our brunost, or brown cheese. Norwegians love to eat this sweet, fudgy cheese on top of bread or waffles, and we also use it for added flavor in stews and sauces. And brown cheese also happens to be delicious in white…

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  • 11 Tips for How to Make Perfect Norwegian Lefse

    Silvia

    One of Norway’s most beloved staple foods is lefse. Lefse is a thin, soft flatbread, made primarily either of wheat or potatoes. When wheat mills emerged in the 1200s, Norwegians gained access to large amounts of flour. And it was more practical to store stacks of flatbread than bags of…

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