Gluten-Free Swedish Tea Cakes / Glutenfria Tekakor

A recipe for soft, delicious tea cakes found on koket.se

Finally a gluten-free variant of an old Swedish classic.
Many Swedes’ favorite cakes!

Norwegian Christmas Tea Cakes / Juletekaker

An old Norwegian Christmas classic found on mills.no

These classic Norwegian tea cakes are closely related to Italian biscotti. They are crispy in consistency and common flavours include lemon, almond, ginger, cinnamon and vanilla. Many people prefer to dip the cakes in coffee or tea, and they are usually baked for different occasions throughout the year, but specially for Christmas. The recipe gives about 60 cakes.

Swedish Tea Cakes with Oatmeal / Svenska Tekakor med Havregryn

A Swedish kake recipe found on recept.nu

Tea Cake / Tekake

A baking recipe from “Kaker til Kaffekosen” (Cakes for the Coffee) in the “Ingrids Beste” (Ingrid’s Best) series
published by Gyldendal  in 1991

The butter and sugar mixture spread on top of the tea can also be mixed with chopped almonds. It will then remind more of the
tea cakes from Trøderlag.

Dairy-Free Marzipan Tea Cake/ Marsipantekake Uten Meieriprodukter

A cake recipe from “So Delightful -50 Dairy-Free Recipes That Are Truly So Delicious” published by So Delicious Dairy Free
Apart from being dairy-free this cake is also soy-free.

 

Lamington / Australske Tekaker

A Classic Australian Afternoon Tea cake found on britishfood.about.com

These light fluffy sponge cakes dipped in chocolate icing and coated in desiccated coconut are a national institution in Australia where they are served for afternoon tea. In New Zealand they are coated in raspberry jam rather than chocolate icing, both are so delicious. The Lamington is said to have been named after Lord Lamington, who was governor of Queensland from 1896 to 1901.

 Recipe in English –  Oppskrift på norsk

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Welsh Fruited Tea Bread / Walisisk Tekake Med Frukt

A Traditional Welch speciality found on goodtoknow.co.uk

This easy version on Bara Brith (traditional Welsh tea bread) will be easier to slice if left for a day. Wrapped in foil it will keep for up to one week.

 Recipe in English –  Oppskrift på norsk

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