I’ve been in Sweden for the past week, and when I saw how lovely the kitchen was at the cabin I stayed at in Harads I knew I should bake something special. It was -30C (-22F) outside, so I definitely wanted something with warm winter spices. I decided to bake some Swedish gifflar, which are mini cinnamon rolls baked on their sides like crescents. If you’ve been in a Scandinavian supermarket you’ve probably seen bags of gifflar for sale, but oh let me tell you how much more delicious homemade gifflar are! And as a cinnamon roll lover, I especially…
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Continue ReadingBergen 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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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 ReadingNorwegians are incredibly proud of their apples, so it’s no surprise they have lots of incredible apple desserts. Norwegian apple cake is one of the most popular cakes here, A kringle (also called klippekrans) is a yeast based pastry filled with cinnamon sugar, sort of like a wreath of connected cinnamon buns. In…
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Continue ReadingNorwegians love cake, which is no surprise considering how many incredible Norwegian cakes there are. I’ve shared my favorite Norwegian cakes here. But perhaps the most popular every occasion cake in Norway is eplekake, or Norwegian apple cake. Eplekake is quick and easy to make, and sweet enough to serve…
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Continue ReadingOver the weekend I went skiing in Myrkdalen with some friends and we stayed at a cosy little cabin, so of course I wanted to bake something delicious for us. And what’s cosier than kanelbullar, or Swedish cinnamon buns? Kanelbullar are made with a sweet cardamom dough filled with cinnamon…
