Remember that I mentioned the Swedish tradition of people drinking glögg and eating saffron buns? Well, this tradition extends over the entire festive season: say, December and January.
When I first tasted these Lucia buns of saffron, I wondered why on earth anyone would eat something that tasted of medicine and looked as if it were made out of neon yellow plasticine.
However, just like facial hair, the buns grow on you (as it were) and I do enjoy a saffron bun or three at Christmas time.
The Swedes usually make them in the traditional S shape (so that they look like sleeping cats), but in our household, we do not like to be constrained by tradition and we create all kinds of fantastic figures: letters of the alphabet, horses, dogs, snails, flowers, toadstools, snowmen – you name it!
I may not be able to cook, but now and then, I can manage some successful baking!
For more traditions around the world, please visit: My World!
Oh, you always bring a big smile to my face, Ladyfi! And today was no exception! I love all of your clever saffron buns — would love to taste one! What a fun post as always and great shots as well! Wishing you a very Happy New Year! Enjoy!
Sylvia
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Getting hungry seeing this.
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like facial hair, the buns grow on you
love that!
the buns sure look deliciously yumm
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It looks very yummieeeeeeeee…….
I have also Dutch traditions on my blog,
I love it also to baking !!!!
Happy Holidays
Happy NewYear
keep blogging in 2010 🙂
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Looks delicious. Would love to have one myself.
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Lady Fi, you have great buns! 🙂 Thanks also for stopping by my blog!
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Yummy!
Cheers for the New Year!
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Oooo I like the bun that looks like a doggie!
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And I can’t even bake! or the last time I ever did was second year high school baking class. Your buns I’m sure are yummy!
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You make me laugh! And the buns look yummy to me!
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Hmmmm, tastes like medicine eh? Not very tempting…I still haven’t tried these, even though we’ve made them in barnehage for years…they tell me they taste dry…ugh, nasty, baked goods should be somewhat moist…not dry…so I’ve avoided them and there is just something about the yellow colour..don’t know what it is…but perhaps if we ever meet I’d try yours?? Hmmm….
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At the risk of sounding kinky, I can say that my buns are usually moist (I add Kesella)…
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It’s…um…different. A brighter shade of yellow.
Like to try one now. But a bit thin on the ground in this neck of the woods.
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I love the look of that tray – tell me, does the uncooked dough taste as nice as other baking products?
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No – not really as the saffron is a very strong taste.
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They are so cute it’s a pity to eat them, lol !
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I always thought yellow cake was dangerous.
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I love saffron but that is some ooogly dough.
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Love your Fun Buns!…tee hee
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Those are some fun pics of your buns. The dough doesn’t look so good, but they do look good once they are baked and I would like making the shapes.
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They look soft and yummy!
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Loved the facial hair / buns comment!
Very impressed with your baking talents! Having eight into dinner tonight and should be baking but taking five minutes! Seriously thinking of cheating though and just heading out to the local bakery!
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Ladyfi: What a neat practice and I love that you make your own shapes
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These look so delicious I can almost SMELL them and I’d love to have one with my morning coffee … please? I’m sharing a bit of My World this week too.
Hugs and blessings,
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I think I will pass. Not a fan of saffron. At all.
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they look good even if they taste like medicine
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They look wonderful, I was inspired by your recent post. And mixed up my own version of Saffron buns. Oh, my, they are good, I can see why you make them each year.
Happy New Year’s.
Jen
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LOL! I’m still amused by the facial hair reference!
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This Ozarks farm chick is salivating like a rabid dog right now. BTW the facial hair thingy cracked me up! Tooo funny.
Have a great day and a wonderful New Year!!!
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Well, Lady Fi, since I LOVE saffron I think I’d enjoy your buns – I’ll have the big horse/dog one.
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They look delicious.
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these look great! And you would have been quite proud of us… we brought 3 containers of Gløgg to the US with us!! And introduced it to my family on Christmas eve.
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Taste like medicine?
What kind of medicine do they have in England?!? If I get ill I’ll go there, yes I will.
And I think you’ve got it wrong for a change: The saffron bun + glögg season lasts from November until February, ending a week or so before the semla. 🙂
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Very cute. I’m trying to imagine what they taste like. There has to be a joke here somewhere about that yellow dog and yellow snow. 😉
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Yellow dough makes good dogs! The cutest I ever saw.
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Love that bookmark? or the sign that says the Queen Doesn’t Cook!! But she must bake..the buns look delightful..I have never had a saffron bun ..that I know of. The anklebiters made a great assortment of shapes..Happy New Year to you all Oscar too!! 🙂
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Don’t know if I’m that talented at the cooking, but I’m good at eating. 🙂
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Oh, that tray is so cute. I read once that cooking is an art, but baking is a science. I’d say you’ve got both of those going on here. Yum.
Happy New Year!!
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I think I am right in that you are a secret gourmet chef and baker. 🙂
I learned something new. Danes drink the glogg, but they don’t do saffron buns. Those look very interesting!
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PS – Happy New Year, my dear friend!
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Oh cool – I’ve always wondered what saffron tasted like. For a picky eater I’ve always liked things that should taste bad like candy that tastes like soap, so buns that taste like medicine could well be right up my alley!
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just wanted to say Happy New Year to you and it has been so wonderful getting to know you.
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Happy New Year!! Are you going to be able to see the partial lunar eclipse on New Years Eve? 🙂
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I finally figured it out you are seven hours ahead of us.. you are in the shank of your evening celebration! 🙂
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Hello duckies are fabulous! I wish you lived nearby, I’d invite you over for some!
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YUM!
Happy New Year, Lady Fi!!!
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Looks like your kids helped make those buns. I saw the dinosaur one immediately. Happy New Year and keep blogging in 2010. I know you will. Love, Sonia.
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looks good lol and makes me wanna make it lol
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