Scandinavian from Scratch
SynopsisPlot
In Scandinavian from Scratch, Accettola has curated 75 delicious bakes, organized by occasion and arranged from simplest to most complex, drawing from her collection of each Scandinavian country’s baking traditions. Fill your home kitchen with the enticing aromas of Coconut Dream Cake, Black Currant Caves, Cardamom Morning Buns, Saffron Rusks, Gravlax and Chive Potato Salad Smørrebrød, and so much more. The easy-to-follow recipes will expand your baking horizons and bring something special to the table, from breakfast and brunch to afternoon tea to holiday celebrations.
Story
About this book
Scandinavian from Scratch is a baking cookbook by chef Nichole Accettola that gathers 75 recipes drawn from the baking traditions of the Scandinavian countries. The recipes are grouped by occasion, covering breakfast and brunch, afternoon tea, and holiday gatherings, and within the book they run from the simplest preparations toward the more involved ones. That order lets a home cook begin with approachable bakes.
Alongside pastry and cake, the collection includes simple morning and midday meals. Named recipes include Coconut Dream Cake, Black Currant Caves, Cardamom Morning Buns, Saffron Rusks, and a Gravlax and Chive Potato Salad Smørrebrød. Smørrebrød is the Danish practice of building an open-faced sandwich on dense rye bread, usually eaten with a knife and fork rather than lifted by hand.
Cardamom and saffron run through several of these bakes, spices that travelled far north through trade and settled into Nordic kitchens for both everyday breads and seasonal sweets. Accettola presents her selection as a curated set rather than a complete survey, written for home kitchens with steps that are easy to follow. The stated aim is to widen a baker's range.
