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 cake with brown cheese frosting. I love using Norwegian brown cheese in desserts because it’s already quite sweet and has such a distinct taste that it adds an immediately recognizable Norwegian twist to anything I use it in. While not technically a cheese, brunost is made from leftover whey from…
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Continue ReadingIt’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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Continue ReadingProbably 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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Continue ReadingOne 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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Continue ReadingEver since I was a little kid Norwegian lefse has been one of my favorite foods, especially when it’s filled with butter and sugar to make kling. And I’m certainly not alone in my love for lefse. Lefse is a traditional soft Norwegian flatbread made with flour, butter, cream and…
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Continue ReadingI first started this blog by working my way through Den Rutete Kokeboken, a classic Norwegian cookbook first published in 1980. This cookbook is full of traditional Norwegian recipes, and still today you’ll find this cookbook in many Norwegian kitchens. I love classic Norwegian food, and so today I’m sharing…
