Comments on: Sweet Almond Rolls

By: Tessa

Tessa — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 19:10:14 +0000

I love your blog! And I am so excited to find a vegan version of pulla. My Finnish grandmother made it for us for every birthday and at Christmas.

Would it work if I just used regular flour instead of the spelt flour? Thanks!
Tessa

By: Jeni Treehugger

Jeni Treehugger — Sun, 24 May 2009 16:51:15 +0000

WOAH! Those look and sound totally AWESOME!
GREAT recipe – thanks for sharing.
:)

By: Anni

Anni — Thu, 14 May 2009 13:52:33 +0000

Anna – good luck with the application! I tried to find out about the cardamom, but my internet research didn’t offer any answers… I’ll have to try actual books when I have the time!

Anni – we do share a good name don’t we! I don’t think we’ve posted that many Finnish recipes, but a while ago we blogged about vispipuuro, whipped lingonberry porridge, and that’s very traditional. But I wonder if you also have that in Sweden?

dreaminitvegan – thanks so much, nice to have you over! Finnish breakfast is usually not sweet at all, and sweet pastries are enjoyed on special occasions or with a cup of coffee in the afternoon. Such a luxurious idea to serve these for breakfast, your guests are lucky people!

By: dreaminitvegan

dreaminitvegan — Wed, 13 May 2009 16:13:01 +0000

I’m so glad I popped back on to your blog. These look delicious and would be so wonderful to serve to guests for breakfast. These look like they came from a bakery. You did an amazing job!

By: anni

anni — Wed, 13 May 2009 12:44:14 +0000

Hello! First of all: I really like your blog, it’s super! :)
I’m myself 25% finnish (my grandfather is from Kotka, buthe moved to Sweden as a kid during the war) but I have never been to Finland and we don’t celebrate any finnish traditions or so. Though after reading this post I just felt this urge to embrace my herritage (haha) so I was wondering if you have any other typical finnish dishes or so here on your blog? :) Take care! /Anni
ps. btw, nice name! ;) hihi

By: Anna

Anna — Wed, 13 May 2009 11:19:52 +0000

Hei!
These look so delicious and, yes, cozy, that I can’t wait to come over to Finland and bake them on a gray winter afternoon…I really hope my Erasmus application will be accepted! Yeasted breads are very popular in Germany, sans cardamom of course. It would be really interesting to find out, why cardamom is so popular in Finland, especially since many other foods are only seasoned very mildly.
I think I’ll save these for a special occasion – to make dessert for a dear friend who is allergic to most anything and who’ll come over from the USA soon. Thank you so much for this lovely recipe!

By: Jodye

Jodye — Wed, 13 May 2009 04:54:38 +0000

These pastries look and sound delicious! I love almonds in pastry!

By: Anni

Anni — Mon, 11 May 2009 11:52:31 +0000

Hi S – and thanks, it’s nice to hear from you! The use of cardamom is limited to sweet pastries in Finnish cookery, unlike in Indian cuisine. We just discussed this with Heikki, and neither of us has any idea why cardamom is more popular in Finland and Sweden than in other European countries. There must be some research done on this subject – I’ll let you know if I find out something!

By: S

Mon, 11 May 2009 10:15:01 +0000

Your pictures look heavenly; I can almost smell the aroma from my screen.

I too love cardamom: it’s widespread in Indian sweet and savory recipes.

Question: how does cardamom come to be so popular in Finnish (and I think also Swedish) cuisine? I don’t see it much in other European cooking (cinnamon seems more popular).

Thanks

By: Mihl

Mihl — Sun, 10 May 2009 14:32:46 +0000

I know that I will dream about these this night. They are one of the most beautiful pastries I’ve ever seen.