Semla

 

Today is fettisdagen (fat Tuesday) over here and we’re having us some semla, the traditional almond paste and cream stuffed bun. Read more about it here!

Comments

[Johanna]

Like an ABB empolyee from US said when he visited us. "Sweden is OK, but those cream burgers. Terrible......."

[ZoeB]

Wow. We look forward to pancakes with sugar and lemon juice, but those Swedish buns look very tempting!

[demonique]

for those who would like try to do it at home:

http://www.mojewypieki.com/przepis/semlor/eng

[nicolezh]

hmmm...
I want one!

[Judith]

Mmm, SEMLOR :). I've asked the husband person to bring a couple home after work so we can do Mardi Gras right. We've actually managed to resist getting them early, even though they've been in the stores since Christmas! :/

[Iga (Warsaw)]

In Poland this cookie name is: PTYŚ :)

[Monika (Gdynia)]

Wow, I can see, I'm not the only one from Poland here:) hallo/cześć guys! Last week we had a Fat Thursday, with polish donut/pączek as a king :)

[Zosia]

We do Fat Thursday in Poland (last week) and we eat Pączki or as they say in German Puppenkrapfen, which are kind of like donuts, but I dare to say better. They look like this
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&site=imghp&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1280&bih=634&q=pączki&oq=Pączki&gs_l=img.1.0.0i3l2j0i24l8.14777.14777.0.17844.1.1.0.0.0.0.462.462.4-1.1.0...0.0...1ac.2.2.img.rKUcJICmPB8

[Benita ~ Chez Larsson]

Mmm, those ARE delicious!

[Leena]

We eat those too in Finland but I eat mine with jam not with almond paste

[Pat]

They look amazingly delicious!

[c]

A friend introduced me to them when I was visiting Sweden. I had one every day after that - they are perfect with coffee after coming in out of the snowy street and icicle bedecked buildings. I haven't found any bakery in the US that makes them :-(

[Lisa]

That looks amazing! Any sweet with almond paste is a go for me! I'd have Fat Tuesday, Fat Wednesday, Fat Thursday, etc. if I ate my fill of such pastries!

[Heather P.]

I am looking forward to some paczki today myself, that is if I can get away from the desk long enough to get one! We've had them in stores for the past couple weeks, and seeing them every time I go there makes it so much harder to resist them!

[Inger]

Hm on more ABB employee/people here that read this blogg :-)

[~Michelle]

In Chicago it's PACZKI DAY!!

I already had a cherry filled one covered in powdered sugar. Yummmm.

[Annika]

So fun!

[Annika]

I had one today!

[Tiina]

Indeed. Almond doesn't belong to laskiaispulla. It must be strawberry jam and lots of whipped cream.

Uh oh, had too many already last weekend...

[grapefruitmoon]

In Austria we call them "Krapfen" and they are filled with apricot jam. hmmm..

[Emma]

I went to a cafe called Swedish Tarts here in Adelaide and my daughter had one of these buns - the almond paste was coloured green. My Swedish friend says this is not authentic - but it tasted good!

[Tara Jane]

Looks so good! I am making sweet crepes for dinner tonight.

[Iga (Warsaw)]

cześć Moniko :) myślę, że czytających blog Benity Polaków jest dużo dużo więcej, niż tych komentujących :) pozdrawiam, I.
--
Hi Monica, I think, the are here much more Polish people more than these commenters blog of Benita :) regards, I.

[Gemma]

So delicious! Normally I bake these for fettisdagen, but
this year my entire family is sick and thinks everything
tastes terrible :(

[Susan from Vancouver,Canada]

That looks so good.I don't suppose you would like to mail a few to Canada? :P

[Anne]

But the almond paste is the best of the semla! In southern part of Sweden where I grew up we ate them in a bowl with hot milk and cinnamon. Also very yummy!

[Anne]

Also a Swedish king in early 18th century died after having one of theese (among with 100 other dishes of non healthy food). So they are certainly to die for! :)

[Bridget]

Mmm...I made up a recipe for almond cardamom muffins with marzipan this year to get my semlor fix. They turned out rather well, I think! :)

[Gemma]

Care to share your recipe? I think they sound delicious!

[PabloD]

Here you have my version of semlor [ http://pablodgourmet.com/2013/02/28/sembla-para-martes-de-carnaval/ ]

Greetings

PabloD