Norwegian Cookbook

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17th of May, Norway’s Constitution Day, is coming up, and what better way to celebrate than with Norway’s national cake, kvæfjordkake, or verdens beste (world’s best)?

Kvæfjord Cake "Verdens Beste" (World's Best Cake) - Norwegian Cookbook Most Norwegians refer to kvæfjord cake (kvæfjordkake) as simply verdens beste, or the world’s best. Now personally, if I were to give any cake the title of world’s best cake I would choose suksessterte, but I’ll at least agree that it’s one of the best cakes in the world. And I’ll also a...

My personal favorite Norwegian buns:

Skoleboller (Skolebrød) Norwegian "School Bread" - Norwegian Cookbook I almost don’t want to share this skoleboller recipe because I’m pretty sure the main reason my American friends visit me in Norway is to eat skoleboller. And I don’t fault them for that, because skoleboller probably accounted for 90% of my decision to move to Norway. But you can, in fact, mak...

Waldorfsalat, or Waldorf salad, was invented at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York, but it’s become so popular in Norway that I almost think of it as a Norwegian dish now: https://norwegiancookbook.com/waldorfsalat-waldorf-salad/

Lefse is a traditional Norwegian flatbread, which is filled with butter and sugar to make king. This lefse and kling recipe from Telemark uses semolina instead of potatoes for an extra tender lefse, and it’s surprisingly easy to make!

Lefse (Kling) from Telemark - Norwegian Cookbook While I was growing up my family spent every summer visiting my mother’s family in Telemark. And every summer I would be so excited to get to indulge in my favorite Norwegian food, including lefse with kling. Lefse is a traditional soft Norwegian flatbread made with flour and sometimes potatoes, w...