An example of traditional Swedish farmhouse cooking
found in “Kunglig Spis” (Royal Range) by Håkan Håkanson
Håkan Håkanson author of the book writes: “I found this and other very old recipes in this book when searching for dishes for a competition arranged for old Swedish dishes.”
A recipe for Norwegian filled lefse found on mills.no
Lefser is Norwegian traditional food at its best, and in the past, every grandmother had her own recipe. If you have never made lefse before, this is a nice recipe to start with. The lefse can be made on the regular cast iron fryingpan instead of a griddle so you don’t need any extras. The recipe gives about 10 delicious lefser with cinnamon filling.
Traditional griddle cakes found on nrk.no
Pjalt, traditional food from Røros are round cakes that you cook on a griddle or in a dry frying pan. They are similar to ‘sveler’ or thick lefse, but are made of dough you roll out and cut out cakes around a small plate.
A recipe for traditional Christmas cod found on meny.no
Most Norwegians eat either pork ribs or lamb ribs for Christmas, but it should be no surprise that those of us who have the sea right outside the front door prefer fresh fish on Christmas Eve. Christmas cod is a traditional dish, and a Christmas dinner classic especially in southern part of Norway. If you can get hold of really fresh cod where you live and like fish, this dish is in no way a miss on the Christmas table.
I must admit that I’m stricktly a pork rib guy when it
comes to Christmas, but I’ll gladly eat cod served like this
any other time of the year
Ted
Lutefisk as traditionally served in Norway from godfisk.no
Lutefisk served with stewed peas, crisp bacon and potatoes is Norwegian tradition at its best. Some want brown cheese, golden syrup or mustard as well, the lutefisk has many friends.
A traditional Swedish dessert recipe found on receptfavoriter.se
Gotland pancake with saffron served with jam and cream.
They are also called saffron pancake.
A roll recipe found in “Mat for Ølvenner”
(Food for Beer Friends) published by Aventura in 1987
Beer in baking is not uncommon in older Norwegian recipes, neither in bread type of recipes like here or in cake recipes. It gives a distinctive delicate flavor and is well worth trying.
A recipe for traditional Scandinavian Advent bread
found on kiwi.no
I have tried to find out something about these advent bread, but it was not easy. What I did find out was that the bread was made during the advent weeks both in Norway, Sweden and Denmark.
Great for Christmas salads and as a rough ‘lefse’ for supper during the advent weeks. The ones who are waiting for something good are not waiting in vain, as we say in Norway.
A traditional Norwegian recipe found on matprat.no
Indulge in a classic everyday Norwegian dessert when you feel like feeding your sweet tooth after the meatballs or fish patties. This fruit porridge is made with apples, plums and raisins, but there is room for variations here!
A recipe for a traditional Norwegian dessert recipe
found on New Scandinavian Cooking
Andreas Viestad writes: Melkeringe is a sour milk product, which is similar in consistency to pannacotta. In the olden days, melkeringe was made immediately after the cows had been milked, using strained milk which had not had time to cool down. It was poured into a milk ring which was a round, low, wooden container.
It was then set aside to sour at room temperature for approx. 24 hours. At the end of the souring process, the container was chilled at a lower temperature until it was served. It is now more common to make melkeringe using the method I have employed here, i.e. by adding a bacterial culture to the milk.
A recipe for classic Norwegian potato cakes found in
“Mat for All” (Food for All) published by
Tiden Norske Forlag in 1985
Before the American way of eating hot dogs, with the frankfurter in a bun reached Norway sometimes in the late fifties, it was potato cakes like these we wrapped around the sausages here. Some people still like to eat frankfurter in this way. Some even make a “special”, wrap the frankfurter in a potato cake and put it in a bun.
A traditional Norweginan lamb roast recipe from dinmat.no
The autumn’s fresh lamb with fresh herbs is a great combination. And potatoes that cook in the oven with the roast get a lovely taste that definitely will be a delight for the palate.
A classic Swedish griddle cake recipe found on
receptfavoriter.se
This batter will keep in the fridge if you do not want to cook all the cakes at once. The cakes are great with jam, whipped cream or ice cream. Calculate about 7 plates per serving. If you are baking the cakes with graham flour, they works well for starters or as crepes as well.
A classic Norwegian porridge recipe found on bydekvinnelaget.no
I have already posted several recipes for Norwegian sour cream porridge on this blog and here comes one more. These recipes vary from hamlet to hamlet and county to county. This one from Lærdal, for example, is made with semolina. I have not seen that before – Ted
A classic Norwegian autumn dessert found in
“Lettvint for Små Familier” (Easy for Small Families)
published by Hjemmets Kokebokklubb in 1980
The plums are ripe here in Norway now so it’s time to use as much of them as possible while they are still fresh before starting to conserve them. Victoriatoast is a great way to use the mature plums. Serve this delicious dessert with cold cream or yogurt.
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