Roulade is one of my (many) favorite cakes and my mother use to make a fantastic roulade with a raspberry cream. I wanted to make some version of her cake and this is what I came up with. Roulade can be a very intimidating dessert to make, I know I felt a bit anxious about it myself. [...]
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Hindbær Roulade – Raspberry Swiss Roll
Posted in Cake, Danish, Dessert, tagged dansk, hindbær, jelly roll, marmalade, raspberry, roulade, swiss roll on July 4, 2011 | 17 Comments »
Lagkage med jordbær og marcipan – Layered cake with strawberries and marcipan
Posted in Danish, Dessert, tagged cake, custard, Danish, dansk, jordbær, kagecreme, lagkage, layered, layered cake, makroner, marcipan, sponge cake, strawberries on May 30, 2011 | 19 Comments »
I have been meaning to make a real Danish Lagkage for quite some time now, but for some reason, I kept putting it off. Then I went to my friend Tina’s house for our monthly Danish meeting and she served the most wonderful Lagkage which really inspired me. Thanks Tina The following morning I started researching Danish Lagkager and [...]
Fastelavnsboller
Posted in Danish, Dessert, Pastry, tagged boller, Danish, dansk, fastelavn, fastelavnsboller, holiday on January 31, 2011 | 16 Comments »
Fastelavn is a Nordic holiday celebrated on Sunday or Monday before Ash Wednesday. It is similar to the American Halloween where children dress in customes and beg for candy. Some towns may have a parade followed by the traditional “slå katten af tynden” which is a wooden barrel that has cats painted on it and is filled with [...]
Kanelsnegle – aka Cinnamon Buns, and a few words on Yeast
Posted in Breakfast, Danish, Dessert, Other, tagged baked, breakfast, buns, cinnamon, cinnamon buns, Danish, danmark, dansk, denmark, dessert, dry yeast, fresh yeast, glaze, kanelsnegle, yeast on January 3, 2011 | 13 Comments »
I made my first Kanelsnegle (Cinnamon Buns) in Home-Ed class. Does any high schools offer Home Education classes anymore? The class gave me a basic knowledge of cooking and baking. It sparked an interest for baking in particular and I baked quite a bit when I was a teenager. This is still something that I truly [...]
12 Days of Christmas – Ris a la mande
Posted in 12 Days of Christmas, Christmas, Danish, Dessert, tagged cherry, christmas, Danish, danmark, dansk, denmark, dessert, jul, mandelgaven, ris a la mande, risengrød, sauce on December 10, 2010 | 23 Comments »
During the 1800′s the citizen’s of Copenhagen felt the need to separate themselves from the farming community and this also affected our Christmas food. They added whipped cream and almonds to our beloved Danish Risengrød and called it Ris a la mande to give it some French flair, because that is what was in fashion at that time. [...]
12 Days of Christmas – Risengrød
Posted in 12 Days of Christmas, Christmas, Danish, Dessert, tagged christmas, Danish, danmark, dansk, denmark, dessert, jul, nisse, rice, risengrød on December 6, 2010 | 26 Comments »
Danish Christmas Tradition: Nissen (a mythical creature of Scandinavian Folklore) The Danish Nisse is a fictional character which has its roots from the 1800′s farming community. Nissen would help with the successful drift of the farm, that is, if you were respectful of the nisse and if you behaved yourself. A special dish which were served for [...]
12 Days of Christmas – Gløgg
Posted in 12 Days of Christmas, Christmas, Danish, Drinks, tagged almonds, christmas, Danish, dansk, drinks, gløgg, jul, raisins, spices, warm, wine on November 26, 2010 | 8 Comments »
In the weeks leading up to Christmas there are many “get togethers” at work, in town, schools, clubs, friends and family stopping by to say hello. You can serve just about anything for your guests, really, or you could serve the traditional warm drink Gløgg and some warm Danish Æbleskiver. This combination is especially wonderful when you [...]
12 Days of Christmas – Æbleskiver (Aebleskiver)
Posted in 12 Days of Christmas, Christmas, Danish, Dessert, tagged aebleskiver, christmas, Danish, dansk, jul, pancakes on November 22, 2010 | 19 Comments »
Æbleskiver is a tasty Danish dessert that looks like round puffy pancakes. The word æbleskive means apple slice and it first appeared in the middle ages where slices of apple were dipped in a batter and fried. When the æbleskive pan was introduce sometime in the 1700′s, æbleskiver were baked with small pieces of apple or prunes in the center. Today in Denmark [...]
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