Some of my favorite sweet treats to buy at bakeries in Norway are mazariner, which are simple but oh so tasty almond tartlets with a shortbread cookie shell and almond filling. Apparently mazariner originally come from Sweden, so you might now them as Swedish almond tarts, but they seem to…
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It’s St. Lucia Day tomorrow, which means it’s time to bake some lussekatter, or Swedish saffron buns! Norwegians and Swedes traditionally bake these fluffy Santa Lucia buns for Saint Lucia’s Day, but they are delicious year round. St. Lucia saffron buns are called lussekatter, or “Lucia’s cats” because they look…