Norwegian cinnamon buns

These Kanelbullar, or Swedish Cinnamon buns, are light, fluffy and simple in flavor. The focus is on the fragrance of the cinnamon, the accent of the cardamom, and soft texture of the dough, contrasting the crunchy pearl sugar (optional).

These Norwegian kanelsnurrer are an elegant twist on your favourite cinnamon bun recipe. Literally!

These fancy looking cinnamon knots are apparently all the rage in Norway at the moment. They show up all over the foodie blogusphere. And easily tempted as I am I have made these a few times already. These pretty buns are a play on the traditional cinnamon roll, from a renowned bakery in Lom Norway. The bakery is run by chef and baker Morten Schakenda. I believe he is behind the method of adding the butter in pieces into the mixed dough at the end of the initial kneading process. A method…

Made with a sweet yeast dough infused with cardamom and filled with cinnamon and sugar, skillingsboller (Norwegian cinnamon rolls) are the Scandinavian pastry you didn't know your life needed.

Swedish cinnamon buns (kanelbullar) are a sweet treat enjoyed by Swedes every day! Serve them with coffee - they are the perfect Swedish pastries for fika.

These Norwegian skillingsboller are lightly-sweet and spiced pastries like the ones I had in Sweden and Norway, and very easy to make!

This traditional Swedish kanelbullar (cinnamon buns) recipe is made with a perfectly soft and chewy cardamom dough, a buttery cinnamon-sugar filling, and twisted into cute little knots.

Make the Norwegians favourite sweet bun at home.

Traditional Swedish Cinnamon Buns (Kanelbullar) made with a sweet, buttery cardamom dough and a brown sugar cinnamon filling. Golden brown on the outside and soft and tender on the inside, they are cinnamon bun perfection!

These traditional Swedish cardamom buns are soft, tender and bursting with cardamom flavor. They are also surprisingly easy to make at home!