A collection of 75 recipes for luscious cookies, cakes, tarts, pastries, breads, and smørrebrød at the heart of Scandinavian baking traditions

Smørrebrød: a classic open-faced layered sandwich on rye bread.
In Scandinavia-comprised of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden - home baking provides a way to find comfort throughout the long, dark winters, drawing warmth from the oven and satisfaction from the meditative and nourishing act.

The summer before she attended the Culinary Institute of America, Nichole Accettola traveled to Denmark and fell in love with the people, the weather, and of course, the baking. After culinary school she married a Danish journalist, and lived in Copenhagen for fifteen years before returning to the United States to open her San Francisco-based cafe, Kantine, inspired by the pastries she'd enjoyed in Denmark.

Recipes include:

• Cookies: Chocolate Slices and Lavender and Lemon Shortbread
• Cakes: Pear and Apple Snacking Cake and Blackberry Tosca Cake
• Pastries: Cinnamon Knots and Cardamom Morning Buns
• Breakfast: Norwegian Potato Flatbread and Rye and Beer Swedish Pancakes
• Sandwiches: Rye Bread and Danish Sandwiches: Sprouted Rye Bread and Chicken Salad with Oyster Mushrooms and Sorrel Smørrebrød
• Winter Therapy: Santa Lucia Day Saffron Buns and Persimmon Ginger Cake