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Tea Cakes
In Swedish, these breads are called tea cakes. A soft, round bun, a little on the sweet side but still used as bread for sandwiches. Help me out – is there a better English name for them? Or is an English tea cake something completely different? Anyway – about these delicious tea cakes. I’m super… Read more »
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Braided Rosemary Bread Sticks
I had some left over pizza dough that I needed to use up. Here’s a really quick and fun way to make bread sticks, perfect to eat with a salad or on a buffet. Add 1 tbsp of dried rosemary and 1 tsp salt and knead it into the dough. Divide the dough in 15… Read more »
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Danish Rye Bread
I’ve been baking a lot of bread lately as you may have noticed, but I’ve been putting this little project off for far too long. It involves a few steps over a couple of days, so it’s not something you just throw together. But the reward in the end… so delicious! It’s heavenly with just… Read more »
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Rye & Raisin Rolls
Nothing can beat freshly bakes bread in the morning, right? Here’s a super easy recipe for soft rolls with sifted rye and raisins, where you just stir the dough together in the evening and leave it in the fridge to rise overnight. Just bake the rolls off in the morning and start the day in… Read more »
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Cinnamon Weave Bread
Did I mention I’m in a baking craze? There are simply too many lovely creations to try. I saw this beautiful weave bread from @stemsandforks on Pinterest and just had to make one myself. I used my usual sweet yeast dough (the recipe is in my Rhubarb rolls post), and filled it with traditional Swedish… Read more »
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Focaccia Garden with Baby Tomatoes
With this one, I held back a little on the flour, and let it rise overnight in the fridge. You’ll find the recipe for the dough in my previous focaccia post. In the morning, I decorated it with flat leaf parsley and sage from my herb garden, and some sliced baby plum tomatoes. Then I… Read more »
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Twisted Rhubarb Wreath
I’m all about rhubarb this time of the year. Still waiting for my plants to grow stronger so I can start picking stems from them. In the meantime I’ll buy rhubarb and make all sorts of delicious things with it. Here I’ve used the same dough and compote that I posted two weeks ago (see… Read more »
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Rhubarb Rolls
These rolls are just lovely. I used my usual sweet yeast bread recipe, and filled it with a rhubarb compote. A couple of chopped up rhubarb stalks (not from my own garden, they’re not ready for picking just yet), some brown sugar and a dash of water, simmered until it started to thicken a little.… Read more »
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Hot Cross Buns
Happy Easter! I discovered Hot Cross Buns when we were in Australia last year. We all fell in love with these soft, doughy buns, and ate them all the time. It wasn’t until the end of our stay that we found out they were actually a traditional Easter treat! When we got back to Sweden,… Read more »
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Pull Apart Bread
A while ago, I baked this fun sweet yeast bread loaf. It’s made of slices of dough with chopped chocolate and hazelnuts between the layers, and as the name suggests you pull the slices apart when serving. You could use whatever sweet filling you want, or you could use a pizza dough and fill it… Read more »