I’ve already shared a couple Scandinavian baking recipes here that use basic ingredients that you likely already have in your kitchen. If I’m craving a sweet treat I can usually whip up some havreflarn cookies or a kladdkaka without needing to take a trip to the grocery store first. But…
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Continue ReadingI don’t know what your plans are this weekend, but if I may make a suggestion, I think you should bake a kanelstang! A traditional Danish kanelstang is a long cinnamon twist essentially made of a bunch of cinnamon rolls (kanelboller) that are connected on the bottom. You know how…
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Continue ReadingDanish lagkage, or layer cake, is probably the most popular birthday cake in Denmark, but you’ll see it at all sorts of celebrations in Scandinavia. It’s simple, but oh so delicious, and very reliable. Lagkage is a vanilla sponge cake with layers of raspberry (or other berry) jam and vanilla…
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Continue ReadingLast summer I spent a few days in Copenhagen on my way home from visiting Greenland, and of course I ate as many delicious Danish pastries and treats as I could. And after leaving Denmark, one Danish dessert that I couldn’t stop thinking about was their pandekager, which are super…
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Continue ReadingOn Tuesday my friend Åsne’s dog Kaos turned nine years old, which was a great excuse to bake a cake (for the humans celebrating). Yes, I’m finding lots of excuses to bake cakes these days. Summer always puts me in the mood for coconut, so I decided to make a…
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Continue ReadingHappy New Year! I spent my New Year’s Eve in Edinburgh with my friends Catriona and Samantha, dancing the year away at a Scottish ceilidh dance. And yes, I ate all the haggis. I’ve written all about my visit to Edinburgh on my travel blog here. Now I’m back home…
