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Laura's Famous Aebleskiver

Submitted by: Laura

This traditional Danish breakfast treat made with a special aebleskiver pan is a cross between a pancake and a popover. Sprinkle with confectioners sugar or drizzle with maple syrup or jam.

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Mom's Buttermilk Pancakes

Submitted by: cinnken

Living In: Bellevue, Washington, USA

These light and fluffy pancakes go great with berry syrups.

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Finnish Blueberry Pie

Submitted by: BlueberryPirakka

A traditional Finnish blueberry pie has a layer of sweetened fresh blueberries on top of a sugar cookie-like crust.

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Fastelavnsboller (Fastelavn Buns)

Submitted by: mobygirl

These traditional Scandinavian filled buns are eaten for Fastelavn, better known to Americans as Fat Tuesday or Mardi Gras.

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Frikadeller (Danish Meatballs)

Submitted by: Marigat

Living In: Port Washington, Wisconsin, USA

Frikadeller are Danish meatballs, made with veal and pork, and shaped into slightly flattened ovals. This recipe comes straight from the old country.

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Old-Fashioned Swedish Glogg

Submitted by: Judy

An adventurous drink, glogg comes from an old word meaning burning ember, and you'll feel the heat when you light this Swedish mulled wine on fire and serve it hot for the holidays.

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Finnish Turnip Casserole

Submitted by: Tira

Carrots and sugar sweeten the turnip in this side dish. A must for my family's Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners. The recipe is often requested.

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Scandinavian Pickled Beets

Submitted by: Chardonnay Queen

Home Town: Manchester, New Hampshire, USA

These tangy treats add gorgeous color to any table.

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Swedish Chanterelle Mushroom Pate

Submitted by: Anne-Marie Bullis

Home Town: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Living In: Håcksvik, Västra Götalands, Sweden

Golden chanterelle mushrooms and ground pork combine to create this deliciously rich pate.

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Swedish Apple Cake

Submitted by: Laura

In a delectably moist cake with Swedish heritage, fresh, chopped apples and walnuts are spiced with cinnamon and nutmeg under a brown sugar topping.

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Swedish Toscas (Swedish Almond Tarts)

Submitted by: NAPOLIMOM

Home Town: Seattle, Washington, USA

Living In: Coronado, California, USA

Buttery little tarts made in a muffin tin are filled with a brown sugar-almond mixture enhanced by a touch of cream.

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Swedish Christmas Glogg

Submitted by: MYLEEN

Home Town: Houston, Texas, USA

Living In: Austin, Texas, USA

Scandinavians warm chilly nights around Christmastime and after skiing with steaming glasses or cups of glogg, a spiced, red wine-based hot punch seasoned with cinnamon sticks and whole cloves.

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Traditional Swedish Pepparkakor

Submitted by: Eal

Paper-thin and spicy, these cookies are a beloved Swedish Christmas tradition. Thoroughly chilling the dough before rolling it out, and dusting cookie cutters with flour will make the cut-out process easier.

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Christmas Lefse

Submitted by: heartymncook

Home Town: Chicago, Illinois, USA

Living In: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

This is a Norwegian-style lefse, that our family makes together every Christmas Eve morning. The potato dough is refrigerated overnight to make the lefse more tender. Delicious spread with butter and either white sugar or brown sugar!

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Festive Jule Kaga

Submitted by: Nicole Demers

Home Town: Terrace, British Columbia, Canada

My family makes this recipe at Christmas. Grandma likes to add peel and cherries and all manner of strange things. My mother makes it the traditional way, with currants. I personally think it only tastes good at Christmas time.

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Pepparkakor

Submitted by: Mill City Wini

This recipe for Swedish Christmas cookies is seasoned with cinnamon, ginger, allspice, and cloves.

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Swedish Chocolate Balls (or Coconut Balls)

Submitted by: AngelicaS

A long-time favorite in Sweden, and a treat all Swedish children learn to make as one of their first cooking projects, these no-bake chocolate morsels combine rolled oats with sugar, cocoa, butter or margarine, coffee and melted chocolate. Rolled in coconut flakes, they're ready to pop in your mouth.

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Scandinavian-Style Rice Porridge

Submitted by: MaryBeth B

Rice slowly cooked in milk with unsalted butter becomes extra creamy and tender while adding cardamom, sugar, and a topping of melted butter make this porridge real Scandinavian comfort food.

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Finnish-American Flatbread

Submitted by: 2CHAE

Home Town: Frazee, Minnesota, USA

A very delicious Finnish flatbread made with wheat and rye flours. Cream of rye cereal can be used in place of the rye flour if coarse ground is not available.

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Potato Klubb (Norwegian Potato Dumplings)

Submitted by: Vickie

Potato dumplings stuffed with a cube of ham are a specialty of the Trondelag region around Trondheim, Norway. Also enjoyed by many Norwegian-American families, the dumplings are boiled and traditionally served whole with melted butter, crispy bacon pieces, and stewed peas, or sliced and fried.