Lucia buns

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St. Lucia saffron buns are a delcious reminder of finding light in the darkness as they are eaten on 13 December across Scandinavia during St Lucia Day.

Bake up a batch of these St. Lucia lussekatter (lussebullar) or Swedish saffron buns recipe to celebrate the winter season. Combining saffron and cardamom creates a light and fluffy bun that swirls on either end. Perfect for serving with tea and coffee when enjoying Fika or to welcome guests into your home. This step by step Scandinavia recipe is easy to make and shows off King Arthur bread flour beautifully, but other bread flours will work just as well. #sweden #recipe

St. Lucia Buns: a traditional, delicious baking project for the holidays. The dough is saffron-scented and covered in pearl sugar.

St. Lucia Buns! A Swedish Christmastime favorite—saffron infused S shaped sweet rolls, for St. Lucia Day. #holiday #baking #swedish #bread

St. Lucia Day Buns are a saffron infused bread from Sweden. The rolls are adorned with raisins to look like two cat eyes.

These buns are called "Lucia" cats because they look like sweet little curled up cats. They are soft, fluffy and sweet with a distinct saffron flavor and an amazing yellow hue!

Saint Lucia Buns

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Stop slaving in the kitchen every St. Lucia day and make this easier version of saffron buns (or lussekatter) instead. No Swedish Christmas holiday season would be without these delicious cardamon infused buns! Yum!! #stluciaday #christmasbaking #christmastraditions #saffronbuns #lussekatter

These amazing saffron buns from Sweden make a beautiful Christmas breakfast! Learn how to twist this yellow dough into gorgeous shapes, then enjoy these sweet yeast rolls with a hot cup of coffee. Baking this traditional Swedish bread couldn’t be more fun!

These saffron buns are readily available in Sweden during the holidays, but you should bake your own! ♥︎ fikabrodbox.com #lussekatter #lucia #nordicbaking

Tasty and delicious saffron/ St.Lucia buns with an exciting taste of saffron.

Vegan St. Lucia buns - these delicious Scandinavian saffron buns are traditionally baked in Sweden and Norway for St. Lucia's day (December 13th), and are known as Lussekatter because they look like curled up cats. Flavoured with saffron and a touch of cardamom, these soft, fluffy, sweet buns are a delicious festive treat.

A guide to making traditional Swedish saffron buns.

Sourdough St. Lucia buns aka Swedish Lussekatter Rolls made with naturally leavened sourdough with a dose of saffron and touch of cardamom.

St. Lucia Buns (Sweet Saffron and Almond Filling)- delicious soft saffron-hued sweet buns are a staple of Swedish St. Lucia's Day!

Swedish Saffron Buns - A traditional Christmas treat for St. Lucia Day, this recipe is easy enough for the non-baker!