In the first entry for 2022's The Local Advent Calendar, we share a recipe for classic Swedish saffron buns from bakery Gateau.
In Sweden, Lucia Day on December 13th is celebrated with music, candles, and sweet saffron buns. To get you in the Christmas spirit, here’s a video from our archives, when The Local visited bakery Gateau to get a hands-on lesson in making the perfect golden bun.
Watch the video below to learn from an expert baker (and note, there’s a typo in the text: add 2 and a half teaspoons of yeast, not 1/4 cup!)
Here’s another recipe for the buns in text form if you’d like more details.
There's a reason most Swedes take three weeks off in summer and then spend most of it in their home country. July here can be magical. We want to know what readers think are the best things about holidaying in Sweden in summer. Tell us in this form.
Whether you spend your time in a campsite, a country cabin, a hotel, or just at home in your house or apartment, summer holidays in Sweden can be gorgeous, with a very different vibe from what you might be used to from the resorts of Spain, France or Italy.
What are the things about your summers here that you most appreciate, whether this is your first summer holiday here or the latest of many?
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