Skoleboller, or school buns (also called skolebrød, or school bread) are probably Norway’s most beloved buns, both by Norwegians and international visitors to Norway. Norwegian skoleboller are made with a sweet cardamom dough, filled with vanilla custard in the center, and then coated in icing and dipped in coconut flakes.…
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Continue ReadingAfter being so pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed Jansson’s temptation I thought it might be time to try out another classic Swedish casserole dish. I had always heard about flygande Jacob, or flying Jacob, but had never made it myself because to be honest, it didn’t sound appealing…
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Continue ReadingLast week I wanted to bake something sweet for a TV night with my friends and I didn’t have time to go to the grocery store, so I opted for a simple and oh so delicious favorite: kolasnittar, or Swedish butter cookies. They’re like the vanilla sugar version of another…
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Continue ReadingToday is Fastelavn in Norway, so of course I had to celebrate by baking some delicious fastelavnsboller. These sweet cardamom buns are traditionally filled with jam and whipped cream. Many Norwegians also like to fill their fastelavnsboller with almond paste (like Swedes do with their semlor), but today I decided…
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Continue ReadingMy friend Lisa and I spent New Year’s in a cute little cabin up in Northern Sweden. And when I woke up on New Year’s Day to -25°C I decided it would be the perfect day to bake some buns! And since I was in Sweden, I knew I wanted…
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Continue ReadingI spent Christmas in a lovely little log cabin in Northern Sweden. And when I told my friend Josephine, who is half Norwegian and half Swedish, that I would be in Sweden for Christmas, she sent me a long list of foods I needed to buy at the grocery store,…