The Local Sweden

Recipe: How to make Swedish spelt bread with fennel seeds

Fri, 27 Oct 2017 10:39:32 +0200

Swedish cuisine is surprisingly rich in spices and herbs. Food writer John Duxbury loves the aroma of the fennel when baking this bread, and shares the step-by-step in this quick recipe.

Recipe: How to make no-knead sourdough bread like a Swede

Fri, 28 Oct 2016 08:59:59 +0200

Swedes love their sourdough bread. Food writer John Duxbury shares his favourite Swedish recipe for a no-knead loaf.

How to make traditional Swedish spelt bread

Fri, 04 Mar 2016 07:59:59 +0100

Swedes love making bread, so join the nationwide cult and start kneading. Here's one of The Local's favourite recipes by food writer John Duxbury.

Inside Sweden's secret hotel for sour dough obsessives

Tue, 01 Mar 2016 16:51:23 +0100

While many Swedes are spending this week on half term ski trips with their children, a bakery at Stockholm's Arlanda airport is looking after their other prized possession: sour dough.

How to make homely Swedish flatbread from Hönö island

Fri, 29 Jan 2016 07:59:59 +0100

These Swedish flatbreads from western Sweden are especially popular among children, who love their light texture.

How to make Swedish sweet black bread

Fri, 13 Nov 2015 08:00:00 +0100

Swedes love baking bread, especially as the November days grow colder and darker. Food writer John Duxbury shares his favourite recipe for sweet black bread.

Swedish bakery to bring Londoners sourdough

Fri, 26 Oct 2012 14:34:00 +0200

Hugely successful Swedish stone-oven bakery Fabrique is setting up shop in the British capital, bringing natural sourdough bread as well as cinnamon buns with a Swedish flair to hungry Londoners, The Local's Rebecca Martin discovers.

Swedish bread war rises again

Tue, 19 Feb 2008 08:51:00 +0100

The Pågen bakery company is again suing competitor Wasabröd over the latter’s claim that it produces Sweden’s most nutritious bread.