This is my first year participating in the Great Food Blogger Cookie Swap! This event, hosted by Linsay of Love and Olive Oil and Julie of The Little Kitchen, joins together a great group food bloggers from around the world and sponsors to raise money for Cookies for Kid’s Cancer. It has been a huge success…
Arme Riddere (Norwegian Cinnamon Toast)
In Scandinavia, French Toast is known as Arme Riddere (or Fattiga Riddare in Sweden). It literally translates to “Poor Knights”. Stale sourdough or country bread is soaked in a cinnamon milk mixture and pan fried until golden. I found a wonderful variation in Scandilicious: Secrets of Scandinavian Cooking that tops the Arme Riddere with macerated…
Havrebrød (Danish Oat Loaf)
Havrebrød is a Danish bread made from oats and bread flour. I found the recipe in The Great Scandinavian Baking Bookby Beatrice Ojakangas. This is an older book, published in 1988, with no pictures, but has still become one of my favorites. It includes recipes from Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden, and Iceland. This recipe makes…
