Elderflower Fritters

danish dessert elderflower fritters with icing sugar

A traditional old Danish dish is elderflower fritters, which are fried elderflowers in pancake batter. They are also called something as beautiful as elder-lovers or “hyldekærester” in Danish. It is super delicious, and a sign of sun and summer at our house. It’s great to go for a walk and pick the fragrant bunches, then … Read more

Danish fastelavnsboller with cream (shrovetide buns)

danish fastelavnsboller with cream and jam

In the Danish bakeries, you can get the biggest and most amazing fastelavnsboller or shrovetide buns, starting after new years and until fastelavn which is usually mid or late February. They are quite expensive, and if you don’t live in Denmark, you probably can’t get them. But luckily you can make them yourself. Read along … Read more