In this adorable illustrated cookbook, Anna Brones and Johanna Kindvall share nearly fifty classic recipes from their motherland-from cinnamon buns and ginger snaps to rhubarb cordial and rye bread-allowing all of us to enjoy this charming tradition regardless of where we live. A time to take a rest from work and chat with friends or colleagues over a cup and a sweet treat, fika reflects the Swedish ideal of slowing down to appreciate life’s small joys. Fika can be had alone or in groups, indoors or outdoors, while traveling or at home. A time to take a rest from work and chat with friends or colleagues over a cup and a sweet treat, fika is part of the national identity and a marker of the Swedish ideal of taking time to appreciate lifes small joys. Sweden is one of the world’s top coffee consuming nations, and the twice-daily social coffee break known as fika is a cherished custom. Sweden is one of the worlds top coffee consuming nations, and the social coffee break known as fika is a cultural institution. I put the leftovers in the freezer.Īn illustrated lifestyle cookbook on the Swedish tradition of fika-a twice-daily coffee break-including recipes for traditional baked goods, information and anecdotes about Swedish coffee culture, and the roots and modern incarnations of this cherished custom. These are definitely best right out of the oven. I think the rolled version would cook more evenly. While the twisted ones looked beautiful, I had to cook them about 10 minutes to get the centers done and that made the bottom of the buns slightly more done than I wanted. Next time, I might just try the plain, rolled like a snail version. I shaped them into the fancy, twisted version shown on the second page of the recipe. The only pain was shelling all those cardamom pods to get the seeds out it took me at least half an hour to get the 3.5 tsps of seeds that I needed. You better bet there are going to be Swedish treats on hand. Monday May 4 Book signing at the famous NYC Fika chain. Also, I used ceylon cinnamon rather than cassia cinnamon, so the cinnamon flavor was mild. Johanna and I will be signing Fika: The Art of the Swedish Coffee Break at three different spots in town this week, so if you are in the NYC area, drop on by. I made the cinnamon variety which was very heavy on the cardamom and thus tasted a bit closer to a cardamom bun. VETEBULLAR - KANELBULLAR och KARDEMUMMABULLAR (Cinnamon and Cardamom Buns), page 26 - These buns are really delicious.
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