Bolo rei is a ring-shaped enriched bread — soft, yeasted, slightly sweet — studded with candied and dried fruits and nuts, and finished with a sugar glaze and more fruit arranged on top. The shape is intentional: the ring represents a crown, and the candied fruit and nuts stand in for precious stones and gold. […]

Continue Reading »

Kringla are soft, lightly sweetened Scandinavian cookies shaped into a loose figure-eight or pretzel form, baked until just set and still tender throughout. They are not crisp cookies — there is no snap to them — but rather something closer to a soft bread roll in cookie form, with a fine, slightly cakey crumb and […]

Continue Reading »