A follow-up to the successful \'The Scandi Kitchen\' (published September 2015), this new book from Bronte Aurell features over 60 recipes for cakes, bakes, and treats from all over Scandinavia.
with features on special Scandi winter celebrations, their baking traditions and how to bring Fika and hygge into your life..
It is evocative of cosy days shared with friends, slowing down and taking the time to enjoy simple, homemade, wholesome pleasures--encouraging a lifestyle to aspire to.
This beautifully illustrated, authentic guide is a celebration of Scandinavian baking in all its glory.
Chapters are divided into Biscuits and Cookies, Tray and No bakes, Everyday Fika, Little Fancy Cakes, Celebration Cakes, and Bread and Batters.
It means "a sublime state of cosiness you feel when you are with loved ones and nothing else matters." Hygge can be enhanced by the addition of a log fire, a good movie, a cup of something warm, and a sweet treat...hence the ideal combination of the two terms.
HYGGE (pronounced hue-guh) is a word that originated in Norway but is now mainly used in Denmark.
People Fika with family, colleagues, friends, children, and even go on Fika dates.
Swedes traditionally stop twice a day for fika: taking a much-needed break from the daily grind.
It is also the word for the delicious treats themselves.
Fika is a Swedish word meaning to meet up for a cup of coffee or tea over something delicious.
from indulgent cream confections to homely and Comforting fruit Cakes and traditional breads, sweet buns, and pastries.
A follow-up to the successful \'The Scandi Kitchen\' (published September 2015), this new book from Bronte Aurell features over 60 recipes for cakes, bakes, and treats from all over Scandinavia
