Swedish Christmas Breakfast
Swedish Christmas Breakfast
In this episode we visit our friends Anna & Rasmus that run the popular Stockholm cafés Pom & Flora and prepare a Christmas inspired breakfast together. We bake Swedish Saffron Buns, Lingonberry Smoothie Bowls, Gingerbread Date Truffles, Xmas Tree Smoothie and Pom's signature Christmas Porridge.
Here are all the recipes:
– Lucia Saffron Buns “Lussebullar”
Makes around 24 large buns
For a vegan version simply replace butter with coconut oil + almond butter and quark with a vegan soft cheese alternative or yogurt.
50 g fresh active yeast or 1 tbsp dry active yeast
1/2 tsp sea salt
1 g (2 sachets) saffron powder
120 g organic butter (or 100 g coconut oil + 20 g almond butter)
2 cups milk of choice (oat milk, rice milk, cow’s milk or soy milk)
100 g / 1/2 cup coconut sugar or maple syrup
250 g / 1 cup quark cheese, greek yogurt or vegan yogurt
800 g / 7 cups flour (we use half light and half whole grain)
50 raisins (approx. 1/3 cup)
Brush with
1 egg yolk, beaten (use plant milk for vegan alternative)
Crumble the yeast in a large mixing bowl. Melt butter in a medium size sauce pan, then add milk, sugar or maple syrup and saffron and heat until 37°C / 98°F. Pour the mixture into the mixing bowl with yeast. Add quark cheese and stir around until dissolved. Add 2/3 of the flour. Stir around with a wooden spoon until it is thick enough to knead with your hands. Add more flour until the dough is easy to work with and has formed into a round ball that doesn’t stick to your hands. Cover the bowl with a kitchen cloth and leave to rise in a warm place for about an hour, or until double in size and full of air pockets.
Transfer the dough to a lightly floured surface and knead for a minute, form it into the shape of a baguette. Divide it into 24 equal pieces and, using your hands, roll each piece into a long 1/2-inch ( about 1 cm) thick string. Then roll both ends tight in opposite direction into an S-shaped bun. Place buns, well spaced apart, on 2 baking sheets, cover with a cloth and set aside in a warm spot to rise for about 30 minutes. Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 440°F (225°C). Brush the buns with an egg yolk or milk and then place one raisin in each circle. Bake the buns until golden brown on top, about 5-8 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to let cool slightly. Serve!
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– Xmas Tree Smoothie
2 glasses
2-3 large kale leaves, stems removed
1 banana
2 dates
1 tbsp hazelnut butter
250 ml / 1 cup oat milk or plant milk of choice
1/2 lemon, juice
2 tsp freshly grated ginger
1 tsp ground cinnamon
To serve
1 tbsp shredded coconut “snow”
2 spruce sprigs
Place all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth and creamy. Taste and adjust the flavours to your liking. Serve in to glasses and sprinkle with coconut snow and decorate with spruce sprigs.
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