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Danish Butter Cookies - Classic & Buttery Recipe

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Semlor (“sehm-LORE”), vastlakukkel, laskiaispulla or fastlagsbulle/fastelavnsbolle is a special kind of sweet bun eaten across Sweden, Iceland, Denmark, Norway, and Finland prior to lent, and ideally on Fat Tuesday! Swedish/Finnish semla consists of a cardamom-spiced wheat bun which has its top cut off and partially scooped out, which is then mixed with milk and almond paste, topped with whipped cream, and it’s little hat replaced. Serve with coffee, or in a bowl of warm milk. In Finland and Estonia the traditional dessert predates Christianity- ‘Laskiaissunnuntai’ was a festival when children would go sledding on a hill to determine how the crop would yield in the coming year… those who slid the farthest were going to get the best crop! Hence, the festival is named after the act of sliding or sledding downhill, laskea. Nowadays laskiainen has been integrated into Christian customs as the beginning of lent before Easter. Pepparkar is to Winter, as Semlor is to Spring! Today was a perfect day to bake this lovely treat, because I was able to start the yeasted batter and allow it to rise while shoveling the walk and chicken coop :) once the 🐓 ladies were watered and fed, these were ready to be carefully dropped onto a floured sheet and stuck in a warm oven. The recipe we use is one by nordic baking queen Anna Brones, but hers also includes adaptation to either a gluten free or vegan diet (which helps a ton given half of C.M. can’t digest the stuff😢). We have replaced the wheat with buckwheat per her suggestion, and these buns are fika perfection. Follow the link in bio for our website, where we have added this gf/v recipe under ‘LINKS’. Tag us if you make semlor this season, and stay cozy this snowy day! #cozy #semla #semlor #cardamom #nordicbaking #gfbaking #hyggewinter #earlyspring #fikabuns #fika (at Milwaukee, Wisconsin) https://www.instagram.com/p/CLNGDrmnD3o/?igshid=r8urfb5j1hhs

Today I want to share one of my favourite recipes with you: the classic cinnamon bun or 'kanelboller' as we say in Norway. This is a typical Scandinavian treat and something many of us associate with 'hygge'. This version is super easy and quick! 

...And I ended up making Swedish Semlor instead of pancakes!! 😬 However they are lovely little buns filled with almond paste and whipped cream so not a terrible substitute... . . . . #pancakeday #shrovetuesday #nordiccooking #nordicbaking #swedishbaking #sweden #nordic #melbournefoodie #homemade #homecooking #f52grams #feedfeed #imsomartha #gloobyfood #cookmagazine #foodstagram #inmykitchen #tv_stilllife #ellegourmet #yahoofood #foodphotography #buzzfeast #eeeeeats #huffpostgram #foodblogger #huffposttaste #forkfeed #beautifulcuisines