Notes about Recipes in this book

• Pickled herrings 3 ways - mustard herring (Senapssill)

  • Lepa on November 17, 2018

    I hosted a Scandi party and this was one of the best dishes. It was the best pickled herring I have had!

  • kkmatti on December 25, 2023

    This was excellent! I will definitely make this again.

• Soused cucumber and dill side salad

  • Lepa on December 23, 2021

    I made this to go with Swedish meatballs and it was so good! I think cooking the sugar/vinegar and pouring it on the cucumbers when hot makes such a difference. They were tart and sweet and perfect with the meatballs! I left them for an hour in the refrigerator to cure/cool.

• Blue cheese with toasted hazelnuts [open sandwich]

  • Lepa on November 17, 2018

    This might be my favorite open faced sandwich ever. It is incredible- highly recommend!

• Smoked salmon and egg [open sandwich]

  • Lepa on November 17, 2018

    I think this is a bit bland but my husband is a huge fan. The dill sauce is lovely.

• Gravlax and new potato salad

  • treay on August 15, 2025

    This salad was our dinner last night and it was amazingly good to the point that hubby said he could eat it every day!! I had to adapt it a bit because I couldn't find type of mustard from the recipe, but used a mixture of wholegrain and Dijon mustards and it worked really well. Also couldn't get any asparagus and used bought hot smoked salmon I already had in the fridge instead of smoked salmon. What really makes this salad special is the Gravlax dressing. We both love dill and there's plenty in it! Will certainly make it again!! P.S. made it again a few months later using smoked salmon and it was even more delicious!

• Traditional apple and beetroot salad

  • Lepa on November 17, 2018

    I was intrigued by this recipe, as it is so unusual. It was fine but I probably won't make it again.

• Real Swedish meatballs

  • Lepa on December 23, 2021

    My husband has been craving a Swedish meatball feast and we won't be visiting again any time soon so I found this recipe and made the feast. We ate them with mashed potatoes and gravy, pickled cucumbers and ligonberry sauce. What a treat! I made these closely following the recipe (with oats/broth for the binder). I used the 1 tbsp scoop to make the meatballs and liked the size but they took longer to cook- maybe 8-9 minutes? They were delicious. I recommend this recipe- and this book, which I adore but doesn't get a lot of love on this site.

• Creamed rice pudding with warm cherry sauce

  • Lepa on November 17, 2018

    I made this for Christmas Eve and it was a hit. We loved the combination of dense rice pudding with whipped cream folded in and cherries on top!

• Cinnamon wreath with rye

  • Lepa on December 09, 2018

    I was a bit confused by the directions, which mentioned making two rolls and then didn't say what I should do with them. I would need two rolls to make my wreath look like the one in the picture but I made one, followed directions from another website to shape it and everything turned out fine. I cooked the wreath for 25 minutes and it looked a bit dark. I was worried I had burned it but once I put the icing on it everything looked fine. I made this for a holiday party and received enthusiastic feedback. It was good but I'm not sure I'll make it again, given all the time and effort involved.

• Real cinnamon buns

  • Lepa on September 28, 2019

    These are the best kanelbullar I have ever made. The dough is rich and scented with cardamom. The finished bun is moist and full of flavor. I made knots instead of the swirls described in the book (because they are so pretty) and they were done in twelve minutes. I cannot get over how fantastic these are!

  • Beth891 on July 08, 2024

    These are delicious!!! I skipped the glaze as I didn't think they needed it and they are so nice, sweet but not too much, and the dough is delicious and soft. I made knots and I could do with practicing/taking more time over them as some exploded a little. Mine needed 12 mins at 200 fan swapping the trays over with about 3 mins to go so the top and bottom trays were even. I would definitely make again and i really want to make the cardamom bun recipe from the book too. I managed to make them while my son was at nursery so start to finish (including proving and baking time) was 2hrs.

  • Bessp on December 14, 2025

    I made this in more of an American shape, with a bigger, taller bun. I made a half batch and cut the log into 6 portions. It ended up taking closer to 20 minutes at 375 F to get them baked through. I turned down the heat so the tops didn't burn while they baked through. Next time I'll try them as knots, as the other reviews suggest. My husband loved these, and they were pretty quick to make, for a yeasted dough. They're not very sweet on their own, which I prefer.

• Vanilla and cardamom knots

  • Beth891 on January 13, 2025

    Delicious! I used my bread machine to make the dough so I added small cubes of cold butter rather than melted butter and once shaped I gave them 20 mins at 40deg to double before baking but otherwise I followed the recipe. Very light and so tasty, I love cardamom in things and the marzipan added a lovely flavour.

• Danish dream cake (Drømmekage fra Brovst)

  • Lepa on November 17, 2018

    This cake is delightful! The coconut topping on mine was not dark like the picture so next time I will cook the butter and sugar for a while until it starts to darken and caramelize before adding the coconut and milk.