Semlor (Swedish Lenten Buns)
February in Scandinavia is the season of Fastelavn and fastelavnsboller. In Denmark, this holiday is similar to Carnival and involves children dressing up in costumes and hitting barrels filled with candy.
February in Scandinavia is the season of Fastelavn and fastelavnsboller. In Denmark, this holiday is similar to Carnival and involves children dressing up in costumes and hitting barrels filled with candy.
Christmas is coming up soon, and we are super excited for some much-needed time with family! We would say that one of the best ways to spend time with family over the holidays is baking cookies together.
Life has been full of lots of changes recently. I (Emma) just moved to the UK after living at home for a year and a half and it has definitely been a huge adjustment.
Personally, I won’t ever get enough of developing recipes for bread rolls. They’re so fun to make and the variations are endless! Today’s recipe is for chokoladeboller, or chocolate rolls.
Coming up this Friday, April 30th is a Danish holiday called “Store Bededag” or “Great Prayer Day.” It is celebrated on the fourth Friday after Easter.
These cardamom-spiced buns are probably one of our favorite sweet buns. And that’s hard for us to admit, as we’re Danish and these buns hail from Sweden.
This is the BEST, most comforting drink you could possibly have in the winter months – Danish gløgg, also known as mulled wine. It’s delicious and warm, perfect for chilly weather!
If there’s one thing that Danes love, it’s bread. A birthday is not complete without a breakfast table decorated with Danish flags and these yummy, fluffy, cardamom-flavored rolls.