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how to bake  traditional flatbread in wood fired oven
Sara Hallin Sandström Sara Hallin Sandström

how to bake traditional flatbread in wood fired oven

A step by step guide to how to bake tunnbröd, swedish flatbread in the traditional way. I will try to explain how to bake in this traditional way. I’m definitely no pro, I have learned from my mother and grandmother and I think it’s fun to bake and keep the tradition alive.

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Rubus Arcticus
Sara Hallin Sandström Sara Hallin Sandström

Rubus Arcticus

Rubus Arcticus. The first latin name that I learned, from the milk packages in the 1980’s. Today I am out on a foraging tour trying to find some of these delicious berries!

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meadowsweet cordial
Sara Hallin Sandström Sara Hallin Sandström

meadowsweet cordial

Now is the time when the Meadowsweet is blossoming here in the northern part of Sweden. It grows almost everywhere, often in damp areas and we have a lot of it growing on a meadow close to our summer cottage. This plant has long history as a medicinal herb, used as pain relief and against inflammation. The taste of the flowers reminds of cherry and almond, and this is the first time I try to make a cordial of it so I’m really excited to taste it.

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