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Trilogy of Scandinavian Breads Part 2: Kneippbrรธd

Trilogy of Scandinavian Breads Part 2: Kneippbrรธd

Kneippbrรธd is the most popular bread in Norway. This vegan Kneipp whole wheat bread recipe has been carefully tested and perfected. It uses whole wheat, rye, and all-purpose white flour, reflecting the authentic taste, distinctive crispy crust, and remarkable texture of loaves found in Norwegian bakeries.

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Trilogy of Scandinavian Breads Part 1: Rye Bread

Trilogy of Scandinavian Breads Part 1: Rye Bread

Scandinavians are known for being big bread lovers!    Besides our famous open-face sandwiches, our breakfasts and evening snacks often consist of hearty breads topped with a variety of meats, cheeses, jams, and vegetables. What distinguishes breads...

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The Nordic Pretzel: Bestemors Aniskringler

The Nordic Pretzel: Bestemors Aniskringler

The kringle is a familiar Scandinavian pastry here in the U.S. among those familiar with Nordic cuisine.  Often referred to as the Nordic pretzel because of its similarity in shape, itโ€™s said to have arrived in the 13th century with the Roman Catholic...

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Elderflower Cordial

Elderflower Cordial

Elderflowers are some of the first flowers you can harvest in the spring in Norway. The season is quite short, but typically you will find them in late May through June. They grow on trees and produce beautiful white flowers with a gorgeous floral scent. There are so...

read more
October Means Pumpkins!

October Means Pumpkins!

After living in the United States for three decades, I have finally learned to appreciate the pumpkin. I love carving them out for Halloween and to see everybody's decoration with these glorious vegetables around my neighborhood and around the state of New York, but...

read more
Norwegian Matpakkeruter

Norwegian Matpakkeruter

Todayโ€™s recipe is not mine but one that was created by pastry chef Elin Nilsen of krem.no who is an amazing Norwegian baker and food blogger. I tried her recipe out recently as I was researching more modern Norwegian recipes for matpakke, a Norwegian word for packed...

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Gahkko – A Sami Bread Recipe

Gahkko – A Sami Bread Recipe

Gahkko or gรกhkku is a traditional thick and soft flatbread, reminiscent of Norwegian polarbrรธd and also often goes by the name klappekake. The gรกhkku dough is flavored with anise or fennel seeds and sweetened with a little syrup. Festive breads were often flavored as...

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Vegan Bidos

Vegan Bidos

February 6th we celebrate the Sรกmi National Day in Norway. The Samรญ people are the indigenous people of Norway, Sweden, Finland and parts of Russia (the Kola Peninsula). Norway is home to about half of the total Sami population, approximately 40,000 people. ...

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Celebrating Back To School With Norwegian “Skoleboller”

Celebrating Back To School With Norwegian “Skoleboller”

This a repurposed blog from a previous post I published back in January of 2013 before I turned vegan. I've wanted to make a vegan version of the amazing and popular sweet rolls Norwegians are known for, called skolebrรธd or skoleboller, depending on where in the...

read more
Trilogy of Scandinavian Breads Part 2: Kneippbrรธd

Trilogy of Scandinavian Breads Part 2: Kneippbrรธd

Kneippbrรธd is the most popular bread in Norway. This vegan Kneipp whole wheat bread recipe has been carefully tested and perfected. It uses whole wheat, rye, and all-purpose white flour, reflecting the authentic taste, distinctive crispy crust, and remarkable texture of loaves found in Norwegian bakeries.

read more
Trilogy of Scandinavian Breads Part 1: Rye Bread

Trilogy of Scandinavian Breads Part 1: Rye Bread

Scandinavians are known for being big bread lovers!    Besides our famous open-face sandwiches, our breakfasts and evening snacks often consist of hearty breads topped with a variety of meats, cheeses, jams, and vegetables. What distinguishes breads...

read more
The Nordic Pretzel: Bestemors Aniskringler

The Nordic Pretzel: Bestemors Aniskringler

The kringle is a familiar Scandinavian pastry here in the U.S. among those familiar with Nordic cuisine.  Often referred to as the Nordic pretzel because of its similarity in shape, itโ€™s said to have arrived in the 13th century with the Roman Catholic...

read more
Elderflower Cordial

Elderflower Cordial

Elderflowers are some of the first flowers you can harvest in the spring in Norway. The season is quite short, but typically you will find them in late May through June. They grow on trees and produce beautiful white flowers with a gorgeous floral scent. There are so...

read more
October Means Pumpkins!

October Means Pumpkins!

After living in the United States for three decades, I have finally learned to appreciate the pumpkin. I love carving them out for Halloween and to see everybody's decoration with these glorious vegetables around my neighborhood and around the state of New York, but...

read more
Norwegian Matpakkeruter

Norwegian Matpakkeruter

Todayโ€™s recipe is not mine but one that was created by pastry chef Elin Nilsen of krem.no who is an amazing Norwegian baker and food blogger. I tried her recipe out recently as I was researching more modern Norwegian recipes for matpakke, a Norwegian word for packed...

read more
Gahkko – A Sami Bread Recipe

Gahkko – A Sami Bread Recipe

Gahkko or gรกhkku is a traditional thick and soft flatbread, reminiscent of Norwegian polarbrรธd and also often goes by the name klappekake. The gรกhkku dough is flavored with anise or fennel seeds and sweetened with a little syrup. Festive breads were often flavored as...

read more
Vegan Bidos

Vegan Bidos

February 6th we celebrate the Sรกmi National Day in Norway. The Samรญ people are the indigenous people of Norway, Sweden, Finland and parts of Russia (the Kola Peninsula). Norway is home to about half of the total Sami population, approximately 40,000 people. ...

read more
Celebrating Back To School With Norwegian “Skoleboller”

Celebrating Back To School With Norwegian “Skoleboller”

This a repurposed blog from a previous post I published back in January of 2013 before I turned vegan. I've wanted to make a vegan version of the amazing and popular sweet rolls Norwegians are known for, called skolebrรธd or skoleboller, depending on where in the...

read more

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