The Great Scandinavian Baking Book

by Ojakangas, Beatrice A.

• ISBN13: 9780816634965
• ISBN10: 0816634963
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-08-01
• Publisher: Univ of Minnesota Pr

Summary

Food is the heart of a Scandinavian home: scrumptious pies, delicate pastries, millions of cookies, and, of course, savory breads. Each country -- Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Iceland -- has its specialty and no one goes hungry. In this mouthwatering collection, Beatrice Ojakangas calls on her own Scandinavian heritage and wide-ranging knowledge of baking to produce the definitive cookbook for this rich cultural heritage.

Because Ojakangas stresses ease of preparation, even novice bakers will be able to make filled Danish pastries, Christmas buttermilk rye bread, or a few dozen pepparkakor, better known as gingersnaps. This handy reference highlights Scandinavian traditions too. There are recipes for sweet breads to be served with morning, afternoon, and evening coffee; for trays upon trays of cookies to serve as holiday or everyday treats; and for savory meat-and-vegetable pies.

Table of Contents

Introduction	3	(3)
Ingredients	6	(3)
Mail Order Sources	9	(1)
Baking Tips	10	(3)
Breads for Meals	13	(52)
Breads for Coffeetime	65	(54)
Cookies and Little Cakes	119	(50)
Cakes and Tortes	169	(44)
Pastries and Pies	213	(54)
Savory Pies and Filled Breads	267	(44)
Index	311