Tag: Danish pastries

Okay, where did we get to with our wienerbrød? So far we’ve seen the spandauer, frøsnapper, kanelsnegl, tebirkesand thewienerstang. Yummy, yum, yum! For breakfast today we have a selection of plain bread rolls. Okay, not exactly wienerbrød. But quintessentially Danish nevertheless! Oh, and before we go any further, you should know that Danish bread rolls… Continue reading Great Dane-ish Pastries! (Part Six – Bread Rolls) →

Today we have one of the ‘log’ type pastries – a “wienerstang“. One looooooong bar of yumminess, great for sharing! And it’s cheaper than buying individual pastries – good for crowds! [said the Canny Scot]You'll need a large platter to hold this one... There are selvfølgelig various varieties… With sugar and chopped toasted almonds on… Continue reading Great Dane-ish Pastries! (Part Five – Wienerstang) →

Who’s ready for another wonderful, wonderful Dane-ish pasty? Today we have the tebirkes.  Which, translated literally, means a ‘tea-poppy seed’. Outside of Copenhagen, it’s sometimes called a Københavnerbirkes, a ‘Copenhagen-poppy seed’. Tebirkes As you can see, it’s a fairly high, light puffy bread roll and, as the Danes say, it “sidder mellem to stole” – ‘sits between two… Continue reading Great Dane-ish Pastries! (Part Four – Tebirkes) →

Last time we looked at the frøsnapper – a ‘seed snapper’ - guaranteed to leave you with black and white bits between your teeth. Today we have en kanelsnegl (a ‘cinnamon snail’) and it comes a very close second to my all-time fave (which you met in Part One – en spandauer). It’s a good… Continue reading Great Dane-ish Pastries! (Part Three – Snegle) →

Last time I introduced you to my all-time favourite Danish pastry, the Spandauer. Not to be confused with my other favourite Spandauer…Martin Kemp, hee hee! And swoon! Today we have….en frøsnapper – a ‘seed snapper’! En frøsnapper - a frog snapper! Frø is the Danish word for ‘seed’ and – as you can see from… Continue reading Great Dane-ish Pastries! (Part Two – Frøsnapper) →