Danish Vanilla Wreaths (Vanille Kranse) are traditional Danish butter cookies made with chopped almonds. Every tin of Danish Butter Cookies has Danish Vanilla Wreaths (Vanille Kranse) in it but homemade ones taste so much better. My mother used to make these cookies every Christmas using a special star-shaped disc on her meat mincer. She’d wind…
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Finsk Brød (Finnish Shortbread)
Despite their name, Finsk Brød (Finnish Shortbread) is a traditional Danish shortbread cookie topped with a chopped almond and sugar glaze. This classic cookie is usually made at Christmas. As a child, not a Christmas went by without my Danish mother baking a whole array of traditional biscuits and cookies. Finsk Brød (Finnish Shortbread) is…
Spelt Danish Apple Ring
Spelt Danish Apple Ring is a delicious yeasted tea bread! Filled with apples, cinnamon and almonds then topped with chopped almonds and vanilla icing you might not want to share! I was flicking through my mother’s old recipe folder the other day when a recipe I’d never made had caught my eye (it translated to…
Danish Apple Cake (Æblekage)
Danish Apple Cake (Æblekage) is not actually a cake but a traditional Danish dessert comprising layers of stewed apples, caramelised toasted oats, and finished off with whipped cream. This is my mum’s version and she always tops it with a delicious grating of dark chocolate! So it’s officially Autumn and my mind automatically turns to…
Simple Rye Loaf
Having recently been snowed in and running low on baking ingredients I decided that the long neglected bag of rye flour I’d bought must get an airing. The first rye loaf I attempted was a long and drawn out recipe where you had to place the yeast, water and some rye flour in a warm…
Hallon Cookies from Scandinavian Christmas by Trine Hahnemann
Scandinavian Hallon Cookies from Trine Hahnemann. Vanilla infused, buttery cookies which are filled with raspberry jam – simply delicious! My daughter and I recently had a lovely afternoon making Hallon Cookies from Danish food writer, Trine Hahnemann’s new book Scandinavian Christmas. This particular recipe was given to Trine by a Swedish friend called Alice Brax…
Leverpostej (Danish Liver Pate)
Leverpostej (Danish Liver Pate) is a wonderful pork liver pate that is lighter in texture than normal pate and is served hot on rye bread for the most exquisite of eating experiences. If you’ve never tried it then you have seriously been missing out! What is Leverpostej? Leverpostej, pronounced Liwer-po-stigh is a traditional Danish pork…
Frikadeller (Danish Meatballs)
Frikadeller (Danish Meatballs) is a traditional dish every Dane grows up with. Unlike Italian meatballs, these are light and fluffy by comparison and made with pork. They’re utterly delicious and great hot or cold! Having a Danish mother I have eaten more than my fair share of Frikadeller, but you never tire of them as…
Lillian’s Apple Cake
Lillian’s Apple Cake is a simple Danish apple and cinnamon cake topped with almonds. With a crispy outer and moist interior this cake has been a favourite of mine since childhood. Background to Lillian’s Apple Cake I don’t know who Lillian was but my mother has been baking this yummy Danish Lilian’s Apple Cake for…