Some people are good at remembering names; others can place a face from someone they met 10 years before. I'm not good at either. However, I never forget a taste. About 40 years ago, I was visiting a ...

Minnesota-born Beatrice Ojakangas has been dubbed the “baker laureate” of the nation with some 26 cookbooks to her credit. The Duluth resident specializes in baking and Scandinavian cooking. Ojakangas ...

Joyce Sieben’s home sits in an average north Bothell cul-de-sac. But inside, the furnishings, light and prints of Swedish artist Carl Larrson paintings makes one sense this is a Scandinavian home. And ...

Cookbook author Beth Dooley's braided Christmas bread is richer and sweeter than many breads and can be seasoned with spices such as nutmeg and cardamom.

Commonly eaten on Christmas morning, Swedish cardamom bread is a rich and aromatic sweet bread made with butter, egg, milk and cardamom, of course. To meet the demand around the holidays, Ralf and Ben ...

Diane Colman of Middle Haddam asked readers if anyone knew of a packaged dried onion soup without MSG because her husband is allergic to it. She has been unable to find a substitute that tastes the ...

Smør Bakery is the latest addition to New York's diverse sweets scene, this one an ode to the Danish recipes that have turned apple cakes, kanelstangs (Danish cinnamon twists) and risengrød (rice ...

1. Have on hand two 8½-by-4½-by-2½ loaf pans or 1 large baking sheet. Rub the pans or sheet with oil. 2. In a small bowl, stir together yeast and water; set aside for several minutes. 3. In a saucepan ...

As Easter Sunday approaches, bakers throughout the Christian world prepare to make light, brightly decorated breads to grace their Easter breakfast and dinner tables in celebration of the end of Lent.

Sliced almonds and/or Swedish pearl sugar (see cook's note) Dissolve the yeast in the warm water in a large bowl. Add the eggs, non-fat dry milk, granulated sugar, cardamom and salt; stir well. Add ...

Finnish Braid remains a holiday staple. More than thirty years ago, before I even knew I would have a bakery, a reporter from The Goshen News came to my house to interview me about baking and take ...