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The Best Norwegian Cardamom Buns

I’m always experimenting with different recipes for cardamom buns, because well… I’m sorta obsessed with them. I can’t think of anything equivalent in the baking world in any other country that is so simple, versatile and satisfying. If it...

Horn: Norwegian crescent rolls

Baked Goods & Desserts, Breakfast, Culture & History

Norwegians love to bake, and while all countries have their own versions of pretty much any dish in existence, I don’t think there’s anything quite like Norwegian “horn”. The closest would probably be crescent rolls but I will refer to them as...

Recreate a Norwegian breakfast or lunch with rundstykker

Baked Goods & Desserts, Breakfast

What is ‘rundstykker’? These ’round pieces’ (=rundstykke) of bread are buns made with various cereals and grains, and are popular all throughout the Nordic countries, particularly in Norway and Denmark. As bread lovers, Scandinavians love to...

Fall is for baking, preferably with cinnamon

Baked Goods & Desserts

Fall has become my favorite season of all the past few years. I’ve shared before that when living in Norway, it was my least favorite, as the summers were way too short, the temperature dropped dramatically and I knew the long, dark and cold winter was just...

Celebrating Norwegian Easter With an Orange Cake

Culture & History

There would simply be no Easter in Norway without oranges. What a peculiar food to mention in the same sentence as Norwegian cuisine, you might think. Not so. Here’s a fun fact to kick off with: Norway is among the top importers of oranges, and during Easter,...

"Eplekake": Norway’s Answer To American Apple Pie

Baked Goods & Desserts, Culture & History

The fall is the season to celebrate all the amazing Norwegian produce. This time of year, it’s high season for apples, onions, beets, Jerusalem artichokes, potatoes, parsnips and rutabaga in Norway. With the cool climate, it is only natural that root...