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"A Swedish Tradition On 13 December the Swedes celebrate the Italian Saint Lucia with a remarkable enthusiasm, surpassing any Italian festivities devoted to the same lady. One mandatory constituent in the celebrations is a saffron-flavoured bun, in Swedish called a lussekatt, a "Lucia cat". The shape of this bun might vary somewhat, but is..."

Ingredients: eggs, baker's yeast...

"Another wonderful Andreas Viestad recipe, one of few for chicken. He adapted this one from a medieval Icelandic cookbook; the spices indicate that it probably was a dish for the wealthy. Amazingly, the amount of cinnamon is not overpowering here, and the dish is best with "skin-on" chicken. If you don't like chicken livers, substitute..."

Ingredients: olive oil, garlic cloves...

"Saffron Buns are an old tradition and are commonly eaten on December 13, Lucia Day and all the time up until Christmas."

Ingredients: dry yeast, eggs, margarine...

"It’s a Swedish specialty from a island called Gotland that my father's from. It's not a pancake--it's actually a saffron and rice porridge that is given the addition of almonds, cream, and eggs and poured in a dish and baked in the oven. It’s served with whipped cream and a jam made from a special berry from the island called salmbar but..."

Ingredients: cream, eggs, milk...

"Mildly sweet saffron buns. Recipe published in Saveur magazine, December 2009."

Ingredients: eggs, milk, oil...

"From Please to the Table. A large version of the buns commonly served in Sweden between Santa Lucia Day (Dec. 13) and Christmas, but lovely for any time for breakfast or afternoon tea."

Ingredients: confectioners' sugar, sliced almonds...

"A special-occasion braided bread. "Cooking time" includes both time for bread to rise and baking time."

Ingredients: fresh lemon rind, eggs...

"You can make a Wreath or buns from the same dough. Delicious!"

Ingredients: eggs, warm water, milk...

"We had been barbecuing quite some times this summer so i was getting bored as i am not that much into meat to begin with. We also had 2 pork chops in the fridge which we needed to use up. I came up with this Indian Dinner which was a huge success. I want to try it with chicken breasts next time but you can also use courgette instead and make it into..."

Ingredients: pepper, cumin powder...

"A Swedish tradition is to make this sweet bread to celebrate Saint Lucia on 13 December. You do need to use real saffron not the artifical powder. Also try and find cardomom in their pods as it will have a strong flavour.
As with all bread making the amount of flour will vary depending on weather conditions. Preparation time does not include proving..."

Ingredients: currants, eggs, milk...