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Swedish mulled wine and saffron cake - glögg och saffranskaka

Swedish saffron cookies

Swedish Saffron balls

Saffron and white chocolate cake

Swedish mulled wine and saffron cake - glögg och saffranskaka

Preparation : 00:15

Cooking : 00:30

Recipe description :
This Swedish homemade cake is prepared with saffron and a Swedish version of mulled wine. The time leading up to Christmas in Sweden, starts the 1th of Advent, comes with cakes made with saffron and hot mulled wine. This cake is a combination of them both and will be a hit at your “glögg parties”.

Swedish saffron cookies

Preparation : 00:15

Cooking : 00:15

Recipe description :
In Sweden most people associate the coffee bread"fikabröd" made with saffron to the time right before Christmas. This is a recipe for cookies made with saffron and can be prepared long in advanced, so you don’t need to stress the same day you want to serve them.

Swedish Saffron balls

Preparation : 00:10

Cooking : 00:00

Recipe description :
In Sweden it is common to bake cakes and buns with saffron between the first Sunday of advent and Christmas. The cakes and buns are served as Swedish fika often together with coffee or tea. This is traditional chocolate balls but made with saffron instead.

Saffron and white chocolate cake

Preparation : 00:05

Cooking : 00:25

Recipe description :
This is a saffron version of the very popular Swedish chocolate mud cake called “kladdkaka”. This one is a gluten free version made with almond flour and white chocolate. It is prepared in a few minutes and is perfect for a spontaneous dessert. If you want a sauce on the side whip cream fits nicely together with the cake.

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Bredele - Alsatian Christmas cookies

Brededel - Alsatian Christmas cookies can be found in many variations of shape and taste, depending of family traditions. Here you have a small selection.

Bredele with coconut and chocolate (Alsatian Christmas cookie)

Uploaded on : 2015-Oct-20

Bredele- Alsatian Christmas cookies can be found in many variations of both the shape and taste. Most of them are made with baking powder, egg, flour and sugar as a base. Even though this version it is made with both coconut and chocolate it is not too sweet.

Bredele snowballs

Uploaded on : 2015-Nov-03

These bredele have only one thing in common with snowballs and that is the shape. These are traditional Alsatian Christmas bredel. You can find over hundred different variations of bredele cookies, and every family has their own preferences.

Bredele with Pumpkinseeds

Uploaded on : 2015-Dec-04

This version of the Christmas cookies bredele is a bit different than the most common ones that you will find in the region Alsace in France during Christmas time. Every family have their own tradition of which cookies are to be consider as classical for them. These pumpkinseed cookies can be made six to eight weeks before Christmas. This way they can be kept in a tin box, to let them get the right consistence before they will be eaten.

Bredele mini linzer

Uploaded on : 2015-Nov-16

Christmas cookies from Alsace in France filled with raspberry jam. These linzer cookies are mini versions of the big linzertorte, as you use the same ingredients for both. The cookies have a sweet raspberry jam in between the thin and tender cookies.

Bredele with hazelnuts

Uploaded on : 2015-Nov-06

This is a homemade recipe of the classical Alsatian Christmas cookies bredele with hazelnuts. They are so easy and delicious, so it is almost impossible not to prepare twice as many the next time you make them. You can make them in any shape you like but the flat round ones are the typical way to make them.

Bredele Cinnamon star (Alsatian Christmas cookie)

Uploaded on : 2015-Oct-06

This is a homemade recipe of one of the traditional Alsatian Christmas cookies bredele. It is a hard cookie with taste of cinnamon and covered with a meringue frosting. The Bredele cookies comes in many different flavors and shapes such as hearts, stars, moons or Christmas trees and etc.

Spritz bredele

Uploaded on : 2016-Dec-07

You will recognize these Alsatian Christmas cookies by their special shape, and can often find them dipped in chocolate, or soaked in coffee. This is the original recipe of one of many popular small Christmas cookies called bredele.

Sand bredele

Uploaded on : 2016-Nov-13

This is one of the classic Alsatian Christmas cookies called sand bredele. They are named sand bredele because it feels like soft sand when you prepare the dough. It is common to change the taste by adding vanilla, rum, orange, citron, cinnamon or ginger, and you will find them in many different shapes as well.

Bredele with coconut (Alsatian Christmas cookie)

Uploaded on : 2015-Oct-18

Homemade typical Alsatian Christmas cookie with an exotic taste of coconut. This is a soft cookie with a chewy inside. This sweet cookie will be a big hit for both adults and children.

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Vanilla bredele

Uploaded on : 2019-Nov-04

Homemade French Alsatian Christmas cookies with the taste of vanilla. These cookies can already be made in the beginning of November and kept in a tin box with baking paper before being served around Christmas. However, it is unlikely that these small delicious treats will last that long!

Swedish Multi-seed crispbread – Fröknäckebröd

Uploaded on : 2019-Oct-30

Swedes really love their crispbread and you can find them in many styles and shapes in all grocery stores. This homemade healthy crispbread is very easy and fast to prepare. It is so good, so you don’t even need to have butter or cheese on it. You can have it as breakfast bread or as an afternoon snack.

Soft gingerbread cake with frosting

Uploaded on : 2019-Oct-27

During Christmas time in Sweden Gingerbread is a given in almost every house. This is a combination of both soft cake and cookies at the same time. It is fun to try to make the decoration differently every year. This one has a sprinkled Christmas tree with cinnamon powder on top.

Pulled chicken enchiladas

Uploaded on : 2019-Oct-21

A soft and creamy pulled chicken enchiladas with jalapenos is a perfect dish for a different type of enchiladas. Remember to put cheese not only on top of the enchiladas, but also inside, to make them extra creamy and tender. To spice it up you can add some chili sauce.

Dim sum

Uploaded on : 2019-Oct-17

If you are thinking about making your own dim sum this recipe is perfect to start with. Dim sum is a popular small steamed boiled delicacy from Hong Kong. You can find them filled with vegetables, fish, meat or seafood. Best served hot together with rice or vegetables and don’t forget to dip them in Chinese soy sauce.

Tortilla pizza with halloumi cheese and salami

Uploaded on : 2019-Oct-15

Try out this tortilla pizza when the kids are asking for pizza and you don’t have time to make your own dough. Takes only a few minutes to prepare and you can use what you have at home as topping. Here is a suggestion with halloumi cheese and salami. You can make a pizza evening whenever you’re up for it thanks to this brilliant quick fix.