Baker’s Solstice Countdown: December 17: Pulla (Finnish Cardamom Coffee Bread)

This recipe's success relies heavily on the freshness of the cardamom you use, which is why I encourage you to get cardamom pods instead of ground cardamom. Ground cardamom loses its flavor very quickly, so if you have a jar of ground cardamom that has been around for a while, you want to open it … Continue reading Baker’s Solstice Countdown: December 17: Pulla (Finnish Cardamom Coffee Bread)

Baker’s Solstice Countdown: December 3: Finnish Christmas Buttermilk Rye Bread

My great-grandma came from Finland to America with her family in 1896, age 4, but I didn’t know anything about Finnish food until recently. Now that I have collected a fine stack of Finnish cookbooks, I can work out some recipes of my own. This is the first of many Finnish bakes I will share … Continue reading Baker’s Solstice Countdown: December 3: Finnish Christmas Buttermilk Rye Bread