Month: November 2020

Swedish Saffron Buns (Lussebullar)

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Week 48 – 2020 This is another post from the series “I tried something new this week”. Sunday blues are even more real in lockdown, in late November. Friends and family are far away and the overcast skies make it seem like it’s always 4pm on a winter day. Now more than ever it’s time to bring warm light and winter smells into the flat! In Sweden the Lussebullar are eaten throughout the Advent. The first Sunday of Advent is today, so we lit the first advent candle and started baking! We found a recipe online and we adapted it a little bit to what we had in the home so I am going to share it here. The recipe will yield around 30 buns. Ingredients Dough: 3 x 8g dry yeast sachets 6dl milk 2 sachets of saffron 150g butter 2 dl sugar 1 egg 1/2 teaspoons salt 16 dl wheat flour For spreading on top and garnishing: 1 egg sultanas Method: Add the yeast and saffron to a bowl, with the melted butter and the milk warmed to the …

Find Inner Energy with Kundalini Yoga

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Week 47 – 2020 This is another post from the series “I tried something new this week”. I want to share a few thoughts after my first couple of kundalini yoga sessions last week. I have been looking to improve my energy levels and my strength since I am working from home full time and do not move as much as I should. Is not enough with daily walks and the occasional run. For a while I did pilates but that became repetitive and a chore. I am clearly looking for something else that I can enjoy and is sustainable for me. Before I found the class I didn’t know much about kundalini yoga. Actually, I don’t know much about it today, I just had 2 sessions. But I am super keen to learn because it feels really good after each session! So far I was taught a few breathing techniques and a few postures. They can be challenging and I had to push myself to find more strength, I could feel my muscles at …

Swedish Cinnamon Buns (Kanelbullar)

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Week 46 – 2020 So I set a challenge for myself to start doing something new every single week. Something that I haven’t done before and poses a challenge for me. That’s the way I push myself out of my comfort zone and ultimately I learn. It can be literally anything: cooking, painting, doing a new form of exercise, writing an article I always wanted to write or starting a class I always wanted to start. It doesn’t have to be a huge and overwhelming task, it can be something silly but enjoyable! On week 46 I baked cinnamon buns after a Swedish recipe! I had home-made cinnamon buns in Sweden and this time I wanted to do my own and learn from my mistakes! And the fact is, that besides some minor hiccups, it all went well! They turned out delicious and my Sunday afternoon was brighter and fun! This is the kanelbullar recipe I followed: Ingredients: Dough: 8g of dry yeast (you can also use 25g of fresh yeast) 50g butter 3 dl …