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.
Culture & History
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...
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, itโs said to have arrived in the 13th century with the Roman Catholic...
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...
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...
Norwegian Matpakkeruter
Todayโs 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...
The magic of Norwegian plums + a cake you will want to make!
There are few fruits as exquisite as Norwegian plums. They taste far better than any imported plums, yet the season in Norway is super short with availability during the month of August and September only. Norway has planted plums since the 18th century (possibly...
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...
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. ...
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...

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.

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...

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, itโs said to have arrived in the 13th century with the Roman Catholic...

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...

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...

Norwegian Matpakkeruter
Todayโs 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...

The magic of Norwegian plums + a cake you will want to make!
There are few fruits as exquisite as Norwegian plums. They taste far better than any imported plums, yet the season in Norway is super short with availability during the month of August and September only. Norway has planted plums since the 18th century (possibly...

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...

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. ...

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...