This quick and simple bread is a family favorite — no yeast needed.
Quick and flavorful Swedish sour milk bread
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Delicious Swedish cinnamon buns
Do you need an excuse for devouring another cinnamon bun? Don’t worry. Science comes to the rescue.
Chewy caramel cuts — kolasnittar
Caramel cuts, or kolasnittar, will disappear from your cookie tray in no time.
“Queen’s jam” with raspberries and blueberries
Queen’s jam is the divine (or at least regal) mix of raspberries and blueberries.
Farmer cookies — a humble favorite
Bondkakor, or Swedish farmer cookies, both look and sound modest. Nothing special, surely? But don’t be fooled.
Västerbotten cheese pie — a modern classic
Västerbotten cheese pie has become a Swedish classic in only a few decades.
Cold poached salmon — a perfect summer dish
Cold poached salmon is a typical Swedish summer dish that is just as delicious as it is convenient.
Swedish “chocolate cuts” cookies — chokladsnittar
Chokladsnittar, or cut chocolate cookies, is one of the workhorse cookies that are part of the standard café selection.
Swedish raspberry caves, or jam cookies
“Swedish jam cookies” sounds too plain. Let’s be daring and use the direct translation for hallongrottor — “raspberry caves”.
Tango cake from the 1920s
The recipe to this tango cake from the 1920s comes from Elsa Anderssons Konditori in Norberg.
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My name is Isabelle. Here at Swedish Spoon, you’ll find Swedish food history, tried-and-tested recipes, and a lot of obsessing over great butter. You can also expect some travel tips.