This was a stunning cookbook, and the recipes looked scrumptious, but I wonder about how easy it would be to find some of the ingredients.

If you love to bake, you’ll definitely want to pick up a wonderful cookbook, Modern Scandinavian Baking: A Cookbook of Sweet Treats and Savory Bakes by food writer and journalist, Daytona Strong. It includes traditional baked goods from Norway, Denmark, and Sweden, many of which are served in all three countries. The author’s love and enthusiasm is evident in her recipes and the comments she makes in her introductions of each of the recipes. It makes cooks and readers wish they were part Scandinavian and have been enjoying these delicacies for years.

The recipes are well-written and easy-to-follow. The author has included a list and description of Scandinavian ingredients to stock up on, as well as basic tools needed. Some of the recipes are from the author’s relatives, and that makes it seem more personal and adds to the charm of the cookbook. Actually, the only thing missing from this cookbook is photographs. While there are a few (one at the beginning of each chapter), cooks want to know what their dishes should look like when they are finished, and this isn’t possible here.

To be honest, there isn’t even one recipe in this excellent cookbook that I don’t want to try (or haven’t already tried). This cookbook is awesome, and if it weren’t for the unfortunate lack of photographs, it would be a perfect cookbook. I love having it in my cookbook collection, use it often, and recommend it highly.

Special thanks to NetGalley for supplying a review copy of this book.

A really interesting cookbook lovely traditions cakes I want wait to try.The author shares her recipes and thought pictures are excellent.A cookbook I will be Dipping in and out of looking forward to baking many delicious treats from it,#netgalley#calliisto media

I love baking and think that a new way to bake is helpful and makes you diversified. There are some good recipes in here.

With the Modern Scandinavian Baking book, you get a feel of the Scandinavian culture from Norway, Denmark, and Sweden. You will learn about special ingredients such as wheat flour, rye flour, barley, oats, and then there are spices, Cardamom, Saffron, and Caraway. There are leavening agents and other ingredients that are important to baking.
Now, whether you are looking to make bread and other savory bakes, there is a chapter for that. No-knead whole wheat bread, rye bread, buns, lefse.
My favorite section is Coffee Breads and Pastries, and you can even learn how to make vanilla pastry cream.
Do you like cookies? There is a chapter for that too! You can make macaroons, oatmeal cookies, gingerbread cookies andno bake chocolate oat balls etc.
So all in all, if you look at this cookbook, you will find 60+ authentic recipes, learning regional basics, helpful tips and discover 13 simple rules to get the best results for the best baked goods. A nice book, with great recipes that you will be sure to enjoy.

I received a free copy in exchange for an honest review from Netgalley.

This cookbook is filled with interesting recipes and not just the cookies I grew up with. This has breads, savory and sweet pastries as well as stories and history to go with those cookies I grew up with. The seven cookies was new to me, but we always had a tray with an assortment so I never asked why we made and brought so many. (They never made it home- my uncles always devoured them) This has similar recipes to what I grew up with, but those were family recipes. I know there's really no 'one true way' to make these, and it's nice to see others out there with ideas to update what I have. My first Christmas at my own place was when I was given my own krumkake iron, and a copy of the recipes to make with my in laws. For someone who may not have all the access to family recipes and history this is a great way to get started.

Interesting recipes, though I wished for more photos. I enjoyed the author’s voice throughout, she was approachable and the book was an interesting read. Have not tried any of the recipes yet but looking forward to.

Aww, no recipes from Finland, Iceland or the Faroe Islands? Since when is Scandinavia only Norway, Sweden and Denmark?? Either way, these recipes were all pretty heavy on the almond and cardamom – they must really like almond and cardamom in Norway, Sweden in Denmark.

This book is beautiful! The pictures and detail are stunning.
I love that they give helpful and cultural baking advice. I also liked that each recipe indicated which country or countries this would be found in.
Each is recipe is also given the traditional name. I love the trivia scattered throughout. I will definitely be baking out of this book!

This book was a God sent during this quarantine month. It allowed me more than the usual time for baking. The author is very knowledgable of the Scandinavian cuisine and culture. It is a trip by itself. I was surprised to see also some dishes, like sandwiches, soups. The ingredients are very easy to find most I have in my pantry. I found many more uses for cardamom, an spice I have to have around but sometimes goes bad for not using often enough. Love the fact that I have expanded my yeast bread repertoire with this book.
Wished there were pictures to all the recipes but there are some, so I guess is ok.
Definitely recommend for beginners and advanced bakers.

Modern Scandinavian Baking is a well researched and curated collection of tips and recipes from the Scandinavian culture countries by Daytona Strong. Released 14th April 2020 by Callisto on their Rockridge Press imprint, it's 150 pages and available in paperback and ebook formats. It's worth noting that the ebook format has a handy interactive table of contents as well as interactive links. I've really become enamored of ebooks with interactive formats lately. For Kindle Unlimited subscribers this book is currently included in the KU subscription library to borrow and read for free.

The introduction includes a very good overview over the integral links between Scandinavian culture & hygge and their food traditions, and what those traditions include (and don't). I liked that the author (an American) doesn't just lump Denmark, Norway, and Sweden together in a ScandiPile. She also includes a good introduction to basic cooking equipment and ingredients.

The recipes are grouped by category: breads & savory bakes, coffee breads & pastries, cakes, and cookies, .

The recipes have their ingredients listed bullet style in a sidebar. The headers include a description, a national flag for locality. Measurements are given in US standard only. Special tools and ingredients are also listed, along with yields and cooking directions. Most of the ingredients are easily sourced at any moderately well stocked grocery store. Nutritional information is not included. Tips and variations on each recipe are included in a text box at the end. Special dietary comments (egg-free, dairy-free, nut-free, etc) are included in the headers.

The book also includes a short author bio, and a metric conversion chart, but lacks any index or general ingredients index. The author includes a holiday recipe list with basic meny for snacks and drinks as well as some interesting web resource links for further reading.

My main quibble with the book is that the recipes are mostly not photographed. There are some photos, and they're clear and attractive, but they only represent about 5% of the recipes included in the book. It is, however, a very well written book for anyone who is looking for a good specialist baking book. The Scandinavians *love* their baked goods and since moving to Norway, I've become very spoiled by the quality of readily available baked goods and breads here.

Four stars. This would make a superlative selection for cooks wanting a good traditional but very accessible introduction to Scandinavian baking with lots of good cozy recipes.

Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.

I absolutely loved Modern Scandinavian Baking. by Daytona Strong as her book clearly explained the spirit and technique when baking the Scandinavian way. Her book deftly explains Scandinavian culture, Scandinavian ingredients, and any special baking equipment needed to bake up a recipe.

Her recipes are tagged with the flags of each country or countries letting the cook know the recipe origin. Another handy tag is the ingredient tag. For example the Vanilla Dream Cookies recipe has a Swedish flag symbol and says "nut-free, egg-free, vegetarian.."

Some of the recipes you'll find in her cookbook include:

Classic Rye Bread
Smoked Salmon Tarts with Potatoes, Eggs, and Herbs
Mushroom and Cheese Quiche
Classic Cardamom Buns
Strawberry and Cream Layer Cake (I've made a similar recipe which we love)
Vanilla Dream Cookies

Recommend.

Review written after downloading a galley from NetGalley.

Great baking book with lots of old and new favorites!
I can't wait to try some of these recipes in my own kitchen.

As an avid baker, I thoroughly enjoyed Modern Scandinavian Baking. The recipes were easy to follow and almost every single recipe had easy to access ingredients, which is must appreciated. Too often cookbooks include ingredients that are either hard to find or would only be used for one or two recipes, but any baker would be able to make most of these recipes with items they already have in their pantry. I look forward to making quite a few of these recipes, especially the potato lefse and the poppy seed and almost pastries. Yum!

This is a surprisingly educational recipe book.

Daytona Strong gives us some background on baking in several Scandinavian countries and identifies where each of the recipes comes from. She also talks about fika and hygge for context. There's also information on the basics of baking and common ingredients.

There isn't pictures of the finished recipes, which is a most for my in cook books. While the recipes sound delightful, I want to know what they should look like! There's also tips for each recipe, including storage information.

Overall it's pretty comprehensive including sweet and savory recipes.

Thank you NetGalley and Rockridge Press for the opportunity to read and give an honest review of this book.

Because of my Scandinavian heritage, I have been baking tasty Scandi delights and holiday treats for decades. Therefore, I naturally was drawn to this book.

The homey family and cultural information was useful in understanding the author's background and where she is coming from.

This charming little cookbook has delightful photos that encourage you to jump in and try these recipes. The recipes are clearly explained and do not have an overwhelming list of ingredients.

There are quite a few traditional recipes such as: rye bread, limpa bread, Shrove Tuesday Buns, school Buns, cinnamon/cardamom twists, princess cake, spritz and pepparkakor cookies. The author has also added some lesser known Scandinavian treats.

This book definitely deserves a spot on the library shelf with your other baking books.

Reading through this cookbook, I could almost smell the yeast and spices. The author has a strong connection to her Scandinavian heritage and is translating that in her recipes.

I appreciated that each recipe was flagged with both the country of origin and any special diets it would fit in. There are a variety of levels of complexity, and several recipes that can be made with ingredients most home bakers will already have in their pantries. I anticipate trying out the Cardamom Buns recipe in the not too distant future.

There are many recipes in this book, but only a handful have images associated. I would have really liked more photos throughout, or even small images of each recipe - that would make me want to try more recipes out myself!

WOW!

I love looking at the recipes my grandma uses and won't share, and trying to make the Honey kissed oatmeal bread was so much fun! I had to switch from butter to a safe version for my dairy allergic daughter, but the bread still came out amazing. The photos in the book are gorgeous and I cannot wait until the shelter in place order is over so I can "Fika" with friends with treats from this book!

A tip for those looking for lingonberry things: try Ikea for lingonberry jam. it's amazing and a good price.

I enjoyed learning the recipes, the processes included and influencing them, and the author's personal relationship to them gave it a quaint coloring. Still, I wish more photos were included.