Sometimes you just want a cookie or something to nibble on that isn’t too sweet with a little grown up taste. And to be honest, I love having something just on the side when your having your evening tea/coffee but don’t want to go overboard and feel stuffed. So here are my version of the crunchy, yummy, nutty Florentine cookies with a little grown-up twist. … Continue reading Almond & Orange Florentine
It’s February! The month which I look most forward to as its SEMLA month in Sweden! Semla is one of my favourite Swedish desserts. Its a cardamom sweet bun, with almond past in the middle topped with whipped cream. It may not sound complicated, and it isnt, sometimes simple just works best! It takes a little time to bake because of the bun, but its … Continue reading Semla Choux – A choux with almond & cream
So , my husband has been (somewhat, +-6 out of 7days)Vegan for almost a month now, and most of what I bake.. I bake for me.. lol. But this time I thought it would be nice to make something that I know he will eat and LOVE! So here is my take on the humble banana bread – in true Ammna form it is CHOCOLATE! … Continue reading Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Bread (Vegan/Gluten-free)
Even though it’s summer and the weather is amazing in Sweden right now, there have been days and evening with rain, thunder and storm. And what better way to chill at home than with an extremely delicious chocolate chip oatmeal cookie!!! Easy peasy, and totally delicious! Here’s how you bake it! INGREDIENTS : 216g unsalted butter, room temperature 200g brown sugar (mascavado sugar, lightly packed) … Continue reading Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
It’s December 23rd today and is one of the busiest days of the year, where everyone’s panic last minute shopping before the stores close for Christmas Day in Sweden. So in order to add to that craziness I decided to bake some biscotti. It’s fast to make and all you do is pop it in the oven (twice) while doing all your other errands easily. … Continue reading Chocolate Almond & Cranberry Biscotti
Theres nothing like whipping up a great breakfast! Especially on a lazy sunday. Here are my simple 5-minute almond scones, which you can of course add any flavour to. They are simple, quick, very yummy, and super perfect to bake on a lazy day! Here’s how you bake them! INGREDIENTS: For the Scones- 360g Cups Flour 50g Sugar 1 tbsp Baking Powder 1 tsp salt 300ml Cups Heavy Cream 100ml Almond milk 2 tsp Almond Extract … Continue reading 5-Minute Almond Scones
In Sweden during Christmas you are bound to find saffron in pretty much every baked good! So why not play with this idea and upgrade the traditional Swedish saffron bun to something that even suits the millennials! 😉 I have created my own version of the saffron bun with a twist of adding almond paste and chocolate chips! Originally I decide for white chocolate only … Continue reading Saffron Buns with Almond Paste & Chocolate Chips!
No cookie, or cake is complete without decorating it. And what better way to decorate it than with Royal icing. This icing is perfect as it stiffens well, and you can use it to design anything on cakes or cookies. Plus it tastes super yummy too! Here’s how you make it! INGREDIENTS 450 grams icing sugar (powdered sugar) 4 egg whites 1 teaspoon lemon juice … Continue reading Royal Icing
Nothing says breakfast like SCONES! And because it’s getting colder outside I’m starting to miss summer! Especially summer berries like raspberries! (My fav!) so here is a simple quick recipe for amazingly tasty raspberry scones .. with sour cream!! Here’s how you bake them! INGREDIENTS: 250g plain flour, plus a little extra for rolling out 40g cold butter, cut into small cubes 40g sugar 1 … Continue reading Raspberry Sour Cream Scones
Here is one of the worlds most easiest, fastest and yummiest cakes ever! It’s seasonal with the pumpkin and has lots of chocolate chips and moistness about it! I use pumpkin purée which ends up making the recipe literally 3 minutes to actually whip up and then put into the oven for 40 minutes! However, if you don’t have pumpkin purée (I make my own) … Continue reading Pumpkin & Chocolate Chips Pound Cake
Baked By Ammna 