Sharing is Caring
doesn’t matter. Sitting comfortably and lighting a candle always helps. If you want to bake something to share during your fika, keep your bakes simple. Tey don’t have to be a piece of art as long as they taste nice.
ELIN’S HAVREKAKOR RECIPE MAKES 40 BISCUITS
200g salted butter, room temperature 180g granulated sugar 120g plain flour 120g porridge oats 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda Handful of raisins or chocolate chips (optional)
1 Preheat oven to 175C/160C fan/gas mark 4.
2 Mix all ingredients together and form a dough, by hand or in a mixer, making sure that all ingredients are well mixed in with the butter.
4 Roll out to approximately 40 small balls, size of a small bouncy ball.
5 Place them on a lined baking tray and flatten them a little with the palm of your hand. Space well apart, as they will spread while baking.
6 Bake them for about 12 min.
Leave them on the baking tray to cool down.
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Top Tip Exchange the plain flour for potato starch to make these biscuits wheat free and gluten free, if you’re using gluten free oats.
Sharing boards and platters are a staple part of Nordic cuisine. While the term smorgasbord has come to generally refer to a ‘buffet style selection’ of foods, the term originated in 14th century Sweden; when the upper classes would serve a spread of bread, butter and cheese prior to a meal. Over time, the traditional smorgasbord has grown to include meats and other treats - both hot and cold - and is generally served as a main meal rather than an appetizer.
Creating a smorgasbord at home is simple. Pile your sharing boards high with a variety of dishes such as pickled herring, home-cured gravadlax, meatballs, charcuterie, cheeses, boiled vegetables and rye bread. Artisan Swedish bakers, Peter’s Yard, offer up some stellar advice for Scandinavian crispbread toppings below:
HARD CHEESE, RADISH, ROCKET, HAZELNUTS, SAVOURY JELLY Use slices of your favourite hard,
Learn the Lingo...
❤ Smørrebrød: This Danish word refers to what is essentially an open-faced sandwich, usually featuring rye bread. These are topped with any combination of seafood, meat, vegetables and pickles.
❤ Hygge: A Danish and Norwegian word for a mood of general cosiness and comfortable conviviality. Foods often associated with hygge
robust flavoured cheese, layered with sliced radishes and rocket leaves. Garnish with crushed hazelnuts and your favourite savoury jelly.
PARMA HAM, RADISH, RED ONIONS IN FRUIT VINEGAR Pile torn strips of Parma ham onto a cripsbread and garnish with red onion slices that have been steeped in fruit vinegar for an hour. Top with slices of radish.
CUCUMBER, ASPARAGUS, CREAM CHEESE, HERB PURÉE Place cream cheese on crispbread, add thin strips of cucumber and blanched asparagus, garnish with dill, drizzle with green herbs pureed with oil.
SMOKED SALMON, MUSTARD SAUCE, DILL, SWEET PICKLED ONIONS, POTATO Spread mustard sauce on crispbread, top with smoked salmon or gravlax, garnish with sweet pickled onion slices, thinly sliced potatoes, roe and dill.
include pastries, hot chocolate, porridge or stews.
❤ Lagom: A Swedish word meaning ‘just the right amount’ or ‘in moderation’. Awfully apt after the excesses of Christmas…
❤ Surströmming: Swedish for ‘sour herring’. This dish is a lightly-salted fermented Baltic sea herring and it is widely regarded as one of the smelliest foods in the world!
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