Fika: The Art of The Swedish Coffee Break, with Recipes for Pastries, Breads, and Other Treats
Anna Brones, Johanna Kindvall
Language: English
Pages: 168
ISBN: 1607745860
Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub
An illustrated lifestyle cookbook on the Swedish tradition of fika--a twice-daily coffee break--including recipes for traditional baked goods, information and anecdotes about Swedish coffee culture, and the roots and modern incarnations of this cherished custom.
Sweden is one of the world’s top coffee consuming nations, and the twice-daily social coffee break known as fika is a cherished custom. Fika can be had alone or in groups, indoors or outdoors, while traveling or at home. A time to take a rest from work and chat with friends or colleagues over a cup and a sweet treat, fika reflects the Swedish ideal of slowing down to appreciate life’s small joys. In this adorable illustrated cookbook, Anna Brones and Johanna Kindvall share nearly fifty classic recipes from their motherland—from cinnamon buns and ginger snaps to rhubarb cordial and rye bread—allowing all of us to enjoy this charming tradition regardless of where we live.
Special baked goods, fika can be a party. namsdagar — NAME DAYS The custom of namsdagar originates from the Christian calendar of saints. Every saint had his or her own feast day, and those named after a certain saint also celebrate on that day. Nowadays, the Swedish calendar has been adapted to incorporate many more modern names that don’t necessarily have saintly roots, but the celebration part of the tradition still holds, and a name day is almost like an extra birthday (without the stress.
Tasty cookie that’s meant to be dipped in your coffee. 1 cup (5 ounces, 142 grams) raw hazelnuts ¼ cup (2 ounces, 57 grams) unsalted butter, room temperature 1 cup (7.5 ounces, 213 grams) firmly packed brown sugar 2 eggs 1⅔ cups (8.33 ounces, 236 grams) all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking powder ¼ teaspoon salt 4 teaspoons whole anise seeds, coarsely crushed Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease a baking sheet or line it with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat. Toast the.
It not been for mormor Gertrud, mormor Nellie, mamma Mona, and mamma Britta. Thanks to all of you for both inspiration, encouragement, and many of the recipes that make this book what it is. We are truly grateful. Thank you as well to Helka, the Åström family, aunt Lotta, Cecilia Blomberg, and Göran the gardener for their recipes, as well as morfar Markus for teaching Anna at an early age the incredible importance of always having a treat with coffee, and glögg for breakfast on Christmas Eve.
To pappa Lennart who made sure that Johanna always had good drawing supplies growing up, and to pappa Norman who meticulously designed a gingerbread house pattern every Christmas to bake and assemble with Anna. To Marek Walczak and Luc Revel who made sure that we both stayed fully caffeinated through the writing, drawing, and baking process. Thank you to Amy DuFault for being the first one to think that the two of us should connect. She was right. To all of the people that were willing to test.
Celebrate a birthday, another might be better simply to have with afternoon coffee by yourself. After all, fika is just as good a reason for catching up with an old friend as it is for hosting a Christmas party. Fika can be done anytime, anywhere, and with anyone. Although it may be well meaning, “Do you want to meet up and grab coffee?” in English just doesn’t carry the same weight as the corresponding Swedish question, “Ska vi fika?” “Should we fika?” is shorter, simpler; and every Swede knows.