Safran Sponge Tasting of Christmas / Safransukkerbrød med Smak av Jul

A recipe for a juicy Christmasy sponge found on regal.no
Safran Sponge Tasting of Christmas / Safransukkerbrød med Smak av Jul

A version of the classic sponge, with a little added Christmas taste of saffron, orange and almond. Perfect for coffee or a cup of tea, or why not a hot mug of gløgg to complete the taste of Christmas.

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Norwegian Mazarins / Mazariner

A recipe for juicy Norwegian Christmas cakes found on mills.no
Norwegian Mazarins / Mazariner

Mazarins are traditionally made with shortcrust pastry filled with almond paste and topped with white glaze, but there are many different variations with different fillings. They are baked in small oval tart moulds. A portion of the recipe makes about 25 cakes.

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Swedish Advent Lengths with Cranberries / Adventslängd med Tranbär

A recipe for classic Swedish advent cakes found on
 mittkok.expressen.se
Swedish Advent Lengths with Cranberries / Adventslängd med Tranbär

Bake delicious juicy saffron lengths for advent and Christmas gatherings. Fill it with chopped cranberries, almond paste and grated orange peel to make it extra luxurious.

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Mazarins / Mazariner

A recipe for juicy small cakes found on  mills.noMazarins / Mazariner

Mazarins are traditionally made with shortcrust pastry and filled with almond filling and topped with white glaze, but there are many different variations with different fillings. They are usually made in small oval tart moulds.

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Danish Almond Crescents / Mandelhorn

A baking recipe found in “MENU Internationalt Madleksikon” (MENU International Food Encyclopeda)
published by Lademann  1976Danish Almond Crescents / Mandelhorn

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Almond Eyes / Mandeløyne

A recipe for dainty small cookies found in “Kaker til Kaffekosen”
(Cakes for the Coffee) published by Gyldendal in 1991

Almond Eyes / Mandeløyne

This dough is very good to work with, so the cookies
will not take as long as you might think.

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The Plum Tart from “The Light Years” / Plummeterten fra "The Light Years"

A baking recipe inspired by literature found on theguardian.com
The Plum Tart from “The Light Years” / Plummeterten fra "The Light Years"

They all had dinner – fourteen of them round the immense three-pedestal table extended to its uttermost and even then they were crammed round it. They ate four roast chickens, bread sauce, mashed potato and runner beans followed by plum tart and what the Duchy called Shape – blancmange.

From “The Light Years” by Elizabeth Jane Howard

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Almond Eyes / Mandeløyne

A cookie recipe from “Kaker til Kaffekosen” (Cakes for a
Cosy Cup of Coffee ) i serien “Ingrids Beste” (Ingrid’s Best) published by Gyldendal in 1991

Almond Eyes / Mandeløyne

This dough is very easy to work with, so baking these cakes does not take as long as you may think.

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