The Scandinavian Way to Holiday: Nordic Baking Traditions & The Festival of Light with Johanna Kindvall
Six Dutchess in the Kitchen | Live, Hands-On Virtual Class
This class will teach you how to prepare classic Swedish treats for the Festival of Light/St. Lucia Day, which falls on December 13. While the St. Lucia tradition has religious roots, in recent times, it’s become more of a multi-cultural celebration of light, where a candle-crowned Lucia and her maidens (each carrying a candle) walk in procession while singing traditional songs. On this special day, it is common to enjoy a cozy trio of freshly-baked lussekatter or Lucia cats (sweet Saffron buns), pepparkakor (Swedish Gingersnap cookies) and glögg (Swedish mulled wine). The saffron-flavored buns are traditionally shaped into s-shapes and decorated with raisins. The Swedish gingersnaps are razor-thin, crisp and "snappy" and when dipped into warm glögg, it's one the most significant Swedish flavors of the winter holiday. Glögg is mostly brewed with red wine, but in this class we will make one with white wine, which is a more modern Swedish Glögg that can be served both warm and chilled as an aperitif. But, don't worry, we'll also be providing you with a bonus recipe for traditional red wine Glögg so you can try both at your holiday table! Glögg, together with fresh saffron buns and ginger cookies, will fill your home with the most wonderful, truly Nordic, holiday aroma. It's the perfect combination after a long walk and the most welcoming treat when having friends over for fika on a snowy winter day.
Our menu for this 2.5-hour interactive class:
Swedish Gingersnaps ~ Pepparkakor
Spicy, crispy and cut into traditional Swedish shapes like pigs and hearts, nothing says "God Jul" quite like homemade Swedish Gingersnaps
Classic Saffron Buns ~ Lussekatter
Once the spice of royalty, these pillowy saffron-laced sweet buns are the signature bread of St. Lucia Day
White Glögg ~ Swedish Mulled Wine
Spiced with orange, golden raisins and star anise
This class will be limited to 15 registrants, first-come, first-served.
RECORDING
This class is recorded in full and you will receive the live recording, along with the recipe packet, within 24 hours of the class to enjoy and cook along on your own time. This ensures that you will not miss any class content should you be unable to attend live.
CANCELLATIONS
Please note, due to the small size of this class and its virtual nature, registration is non-refundable and class credit is not given should you find yourself unable to attend.
PREPARATION
The Scandinavian Way to Holiday: Nordic Baking & The Festival of Light is a live, interactive cooking class, hosted by Six Dutchess Farm on Zoom, and taught by Johanna Kindvall from her Brooklyn Kitchen. Recipes, a full ingredient list, and a Zoom link will be provided one week prior to class. Though you are not required to bake along, it does make the experience more immersive and it provides you with a real weekend treat.
About the Instructor | Johanna Kindvall
Johanna Kindvall is a Swedish food illustrator and cook, living in Brooklyn.
She is the author & illustrator of Smörgåsbord: The Art of Swedish Breads and Savory Treats (Ten Speed Press, 2017) and co-author and illustrator of Fika: The Art of the Swedish Coffee Break (Ten Speed Press, 2015).
Johanna grew up in the countryside of South Sweden where she had the great pleasure of having access to plenty of fresh produce growing nearby as well as in the family’s back garden. Summers included weekly visits to the woods to pick mushrooms and berries. She learned early on to take care and cook with seasonal treasures like rhubarb, elderflower, strawberries, wild raspberries, red & black currants, chanterelles, and porcini mushrooms. In 2005, she created her illustrated cooking blog, Kokblog where she shares illustrated recipes of the things she cooks at home.
Johanna loves sharing the flavors of Scandinavian food traditions and for the last few years she taught baking and cooking at places like 18Reasons (San Francisco), Archestratus (Brooklyn) and COOK(Philadelphia). If she is not drawing in her studio, she is in the kitchen baking.