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.
Everyone knows that Swedes are crazy about their lingonberries and serve it to all kinds of food. This cheesecake recipe with lingonberries proves that you can have a dinner with lingonberries as a theme ! The autumn is the season for these berries. If you don't want to go out in the forest to pick them yourself you will find fresh ones in the shops during this period of the year, or frozen ones all year around.
This traditional Swedish potato cake is a winter dish because it requires winter potatoes. You can often find it on the menu in a lunch restaurant during the work week. It is common to serve smoked pork and lingonberry jam on the side. If you would like to serve vegetables, than it is usually fresh white cabbage that will enhance the flavor of the dish.
Looking for an inspiration for a different appetizer, mingle food or to bring on a picnic? Why not trying one of these cake salé, also known as salty bread or savory cake.
These breads are filled with different kinds of cheese and other salty ingredients.