In celebration of Cinnamon Bun Day, I grabbed some kanelbullar and vanilla ice-cream, my friend Anja baked a yummy apple pie, and we convened at our mutual friend’s, Laura’s place to fika our hearts out.
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Celebrating Cinnamon Bun Day with babies and buns
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Photo by: Karl Mikaelsson (CC BY NC SA)
On days when we’ve got absolutely nothing to do, my husband and I bust out the vetemjöl (flour) and a pound of butter, and bake up batches and batches of kanelbullar (cinammon buns) which we later freeze for countless fika opportunities (…well, until they run out a few days later).
To try your hands at baking Swedish kanelbullar, you can grab a recipe here on Sweden.se and use these photos as a visual guide.
During the winter months of January through March, you’ll find these oval-shaped cardamon buns (called semlor) in bakeries and cafes all over the country.
Designed to “fatten you up” in preparation for 40 days/nights of fasting during the Christian holy observance of Lent, semlor are filled with thick almond paste and whipped cream.
You can read more about its history here, and can also head over to Vete-Katten on Kungsgatan 55 to sample their award-winning semlor.