In the weeks preceding Christmas, luxurious saffron is both celebratory and fragrant, bestowing a beautiful golden hue to treats and sweets. Saffron bread or Santa Lucia bread is a delicious Swedish ...

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 ...

This airy focaccia from cookbook author Kate Leahy showcases ripe plums that caramelize as they bake, balanced by rosemary, turbinado sugar, and flaky sea salt for a sweet-salty finish. The dough ...

When Europeans first began returning from the East with spices, nations picked their favorites. Most chose cinnamon, which is found in everything from Venetian fish dishes to British meat pies; the ...

In 1929, when Helene Leaf's mother-in-law, Ruby Leaf, was a young bride, she asked a farm wife in Minnesota for her recipe for semlor dough, a traditional Swedish sweet bread spiced with cardamom. The ...

If you’re looking for an easy and comforting recipe that makes just enough, this sweet bread recipe is perfect. Many people ...

During the pandemic a couple of months back, I took a break from my usual job as an essential worker in the social services sector, and dove into my Swedish heritage. Of course, that really means ...