Merry baking

It's the time for baking.

According to the Norwegian tradition

it should be 7 different types of cakes and cookies

in a proper Norwegian Christmas home

There won't be seven types in our home

but there will these:

Nutty cookies, with hazel nuts and almonds

And coconut macaroons

And even dinner suddenly seems Christmasy

and it wasn't even deliberate

Beans and tomatoes, Ho Ho, Ho!!

Julebord and coconut cake

Last night we had our annual Julebord (Christmas party) at work

This year we chose to do it far out in the woods

Viking style!

The place was rustic, wooden and rough

the floor was of hard soil

and there was massive logs og the fire.

Even if it was kind of outside-ish, it was warm .

The tables was of thick wood, the chairs was of thick stumps of wood

with skins of reindeer to sit on.

The menue was grilled lamb and salmon

Outside there was kerosene lamps and torches to show us the way.

There was stars and moon above, and it was magical!

This afternoon back from the wilderness

I made a coconut cake

soft and cruncy coconut meringue on top.

Lovely

Sweet buns from Little Chef's bakery

It was a cold and windy afternoon
We needed something sweet

A smooth and sweet dough

Made in to flat buns

Lightly whipped egg to make them a bit shiny

After they have rested and rose
We make a hole in the middle
to make room for some thick custard
12 minutes 200 C

Let the buns cool down

Then make icing mixing icingsugar and water

While wet and sticky, dip in grated coconut

Then just sit back and enjoy!

These buns are called "Skolebrød"

which translated means school bread or school buns.

I've never found out why,

because we were never allowed to eat or bring anything sweet

when I went to school and it is still like that now.

When my daughter was little she used to call them "sticky bun"

and she ate them from the top,

eating the yellow part first and made her way through

until the bun became a ring.

Hence the stickyness.