The Great Scandinavian Baking Book
by Beatrice Ojakangas
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Book Reviews of The Great Scandinavian Baking Book
Book Review: Couldn't and DIDN'T wait to start making tasty recipes from this book!
Summary: 5 Stars
I received my book from Amazon on a Tuesday evening... by Wednesday evening I had made a double batch of ham & cheese pasties and by Thursday evening I was making a Danish Butter Crown. Both are absolutely amazing!
This cookbook does not skimp on butter, so may your figure beware! Just reading this cookbook makes me hungry and anxious to be baking in my kitchen. I highly recommend it, especially for those who are bored of making traditional American cookies, cakes and cupcakes. These are the kind of recipes I hope to make annually on holidays and when I have children one day they will be anxiously awaiting Christmas and Easter morning for some of these creations to emerge from the oven. Oh, and if you love almonds and almond flavor you definitely need this book!
Book Review: A treasure for bakers!
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this book when I first moved to Minnesota, figuring I ought to learn how to bake like a Minnesotan. What I didn't anticipate was how much enjoyment I would get from this book - the delightful scents of cinnamon and cardamon, the pleasure of a warm coffee cake laced with almond paste and fragrant with vanilla, complementing my morning coffee.
Every recipe I have tried has turned out well (though my cakes don't look as beautiful as the pictures, but I'm no artist); I think so highly of this book, I recently bought copies to give as gifts to friends who love to bake. In fact, though I have lots of recipe books, this is the one I usually turn to when I want to bake something homey and delicious.
Book Review: Best of the Best!
Summary: 4 Stars
I've purchased and read a variety of cook books over the years and have always had an interest in European traditions and cooking. This is one of the best baking books I've come across! Its definately the best european cookbook I've come across to date. Its got U.S measurements, easy to read recipes, a good variety of recipes, and interesting notations about the cultures.
I give it 4 stars instead of 5 because some of the intricate braiding recipes could have had better illustrations/instructions and I'm overwhelmed by some of the recipe sizes. (For example, Some recipes make 3 loaves of bread, or 4 dozen cookies.)
Book Review: Divine!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
There are no bad recipes in here. I have tried a few, the Tosca Almond Cake, The Filbert Rusk (aka Biscotti, and using slised almond in place of the hazlenuts) and three of the breads. Simply amazing. My family could not believe that I baked these. But the magic is in the recipes. The instructions are very to the point and the recipes are cleanly written and broken down into parts so that putting them together is easy. Accompanying most recipes are a sentence or two denoting its origin and maybe a story behind it. This is a wonderful and a must have book. B. Ojakangas is truly a master at her craft. Highly recommended.Book Review: Best ever!
Summary: 5 Stars
This is the best most complete Scandinavian baking book that I have ever come across that is published in English. It has many recipes that my Great Grandmother brought over from the old country (Denmark), just not all her familie's special variations. The recipes are easy to follow and always come out tasting great. Many of them taste just like you were sitting at a Cafe in Kopenhagen and any of the recipes in this book will enrich your gifts of Christmas cookies and make you a big hit at the holiday parties.