Rhubarb in the Nordic Kitchen: Bread, Buns and Bubbly with Johanna Kindvall
Six Dutchess in the Kitchen | Beginner Level
Taught by Johanna Kindvall, hosted by Six Dutchess Farm
In this 2.5-hour hands-on class, Johanna will show you how to transform an armload of fresh spring rhubarb into a Swedish feast of traditional homemade Nordic bread, buns and sparkling drinks.
During this class, we'll make jam together and a rhubarb cordial for cocktails or mocktails; Johanna will show you how to make one of the most luscious and fragrant cardamom doughs that your hands have ever touched, and from that, we'll make cardamom buns and a delicate braided loaf filled with rhubarb jam and homemade almond paste. And when you finish, you'll have all the perfect ingredients for an afternoon Swedish fika! You just need to add a pot of coffee! Through this class, you will discover new and different ways to use fresh, seasonal ingredients in your kitchen and also build up your cooking/baking routine with recipes and techniques to last a lifetime.
MENU FOR THE AFTERNOON
Rhubarb Jam
Swedish Cardamom Buns
Braided Bread with Rhubarb & Almonds
Rhubarb Cordial
This class will be limited to 10 students, first-come, first-served.
About the Instructor | Johanna Kindvall
Meet Johanna Kindvall, Illustrator and Cook
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). I
If she is not drawing in her studio, she is in the kitchen baking.