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Launched in 2007, the Nordic Bakery is a peaceful haven in the heart of London's bustling West End. Their products reflect the wholesome but comforting style of baking in Scandinavia. The emphasis is on fresh, seasonal produce and healthier baking ingredients, such as rye flour, oats and barley. The rustic but modern menu includes open rye-bread sandwiches, cakes and cinnamon buns. The Nordic Bakery Cookbook allows you to bake your own Bread, such as the popular rye bread, Savoury Pastries, Cakes, Sweet Buns, Desserts and Biscuits in your own home.
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Finnish-born Jali Wahlsten opened the Nordic Bakery in 2007. This cookbook has been created by Jali's wife Marianna Wahlsten and Miisa Mink. Marianna is a photographer and journalist specializing in architecture, interiors and travel. Miisa comes from a family of passionate bakers and left the corporate life to become a partner in the Nordic Bakery.
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
The book is beautiful, the images seductive and colours amazing. I am a customer of the Soho Bakery and I love it there. I am also a pretty experienced cook. I am sad to say that the recipes I tried [a few!] seem odd - quantites for ingredients don't seem right, batters or filling or topping never seems right and always requires a tweek or reverting to another book for reference but sticking to the flavouring and presentation in The Nordic Bakery cookbook. Maybe the recipes should have gone a few rounds in the test kitchen before sending off for publication?
If you are experienced at cooking this kind of fare and dont mind messing around a bit to get things right then by all means enjoy this book. If you are expecting to be able to cook some Scandi Bakery goods in a straight forward way and have it all work out first go, then unfortunately this is not the right book for you.
If you are experienced at cooking this kind of fare and dont mind messing around a bit to get things right then by all means enjoy this book. If you are expecting to be able to cook some Scandi Bakery goods in a straight forward way and have it all work out first go, then unfortunately this is not the right book for you.
16 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Bought on a whim - i.e. I am not a customer of the Bakery or anything - so all the recipes are new to me. Have made about 3 of the cake recipes so far.
I'm not entirely happy with the method of presenting the recipes. For example, for a couple of the ones I have made, the basic recipe is on one page and the variations are over the page or even further on, which means flicking from page to page while baking; not ideal. In one instance, I had grave doubts about the recipe working because the method was so odd and in another I was supposed to make a half quantity of a basic recipe to then make its variation, but the basic recipe called for 1 egg, leaving me wondering how I was going to halve one egg (I used the whole egg in the end).
Another bugbear was the instructions for adding yeast. For example: "45g fresh yeast (or easy blend yeast according to manufacturer's instructions)" - the easy blend yeast I have doesn't have any instructions on the box, the manufacturer clearly expects recipes to state the amount to be used. This is not the Nordic Bakery's fault, but maybe someone should have checked?
So, not a book for a beginner, as you occasionally need to call upon previous baking experience in order to "wing it".
However, I am still giving this book 4 stars because, so far at least, the results have all been delicious! The recipes might be unfamiliar, the methods odd, and the instructions occasionally a bit lacking, but the food tastes lovely. Which, as they say, is the proof of the pudding.
Don't buy this as your first baking book, but if you are fairly experienced, it is a good addition to a baking library.
I'm not entirely happy with the method of presenting the recipes. For example, for a couple of the ones I have made, the basic recipe is on one page and the variations are over the page or even further on, which means flicking from page to page while baking; not ideal. In one instance, I had grave doubts about the recipe working because the method was so odd and in another I was supposed to make a half quantity of a basic recipe to then make its variation, but the basic recipe called for 1 egg, leaving me wondering how I was going to halve one egg (I used the whole egg in the end).
Another bugbear was the instructions for adding yeast. For example: "45g fresh yeast (or easy blend yeast according to manufacturer's instructions)" - the easy blend yeast I have doesn't have any instructions on the box, the manufacturer clearly expects recipes to state the amount to be used. This is not the Nordic Bakery's fault, but maybe someone should have checked?
So, not a book for a beginner, as you occasionally need to call upon previous baking experience in order to "wing it".
However, I am still giving this book 4 stars because, so far at least, the results have all been delicious! The recipes might be unfamiliar, the methods odd, and the instructions occasionally a bit lacking, but the food tastes lovely. Which, as they say, is the proof of the pudding.
Don't buy this as your first baking book, but if you are fairly experienced, it is a good addition to a baking library.
16 of 18 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This book is excellent to anyone who is interested in traditional Nordic or Scandinavian cakes and other sweet treats.
As the author is Finnish, most of the recipes are Finnish. Being a Finn myself I obviously like it very much, but if you are primarily interested in perhaps Swedish delicacies (like the Princess cake) or Norwegian goodies (like Kransekake) this might not be the book for you. That said, even if the recipes are in my opinion primarily Finnish origin, there is really not so much variation between the traditional nordic bakery produce, such as rye bread, cinnamon buns, gingerbread cookies or buns, so for those interested in general Nordic produce, the book is excellent!
Ginger, cardamom and cinnamon typify Nordic baking, and are used lots in the recipes. I would especially recommend everyone try the Classic Cinnamon buns, Little Butter Buns, Pulla Bread, and Karelian Pies. I like the fact that the book also has recipes for savoury pies, like a Wild Mushroom Pie, or Salmon coulibiac. There are also recipes for all kinds of scandinavian bread, several recipes of different variations of rye bread, barley flatbreads and sweet, dark Archipelago bread (very yummy!).
I like the rustic feel of the book - the pictures are muted and peaceful, almost as taken in a private kitchen. Good material for inspiration!
Based on this book, I think I should visit their bakery in Soho sometime soon :) And by the way, shame that the author didn't mention this, but it can be tricky to find rye flour in UK - in London you can definately get it from Finnish, Swedish or Norwegian churches in SE16 and you might find it in health shops too.
As the author is Finnish, most of the recipes are Finnish. Being a Finn myself I obviously like it very much, but if you are primarily interested in perhaps Swedish delicacies (like the Princess cake) or Norwegian goodies (like Kransekake) this might not be the book for you. That said, even if the recipes are in my opinion primarily Finnish origin, there is really not so much variation between the traditional nordic bakery produce, such as rye bread, cinnamon buns, gingerbread cookies or buns, so for those interested in general Nordic produce, the book is excellent!
Ginger, cardamom and cinnamon typify Nordic baking, and are used lots in the recipes. I would especially recommend everyone try the Classic Cinnamon buns, Little Butter Buns, Pulla Bread, and Karelian Pies. I like the fact that the book also has recipes for savoury pies, like a Wild Mushroom Pie, or Salmon coulibiac. There are also recipes for all kinds of scandinavian bread, several recipes of different variations of rye bread, barley flatbreads and sweet, dark Archipelago bread (very yummy!).
I like the rustic feel of the book - the pictures are muted and peaceful, almost as taken in a private kitchen. Good material for inspiration!
Based on this book, I think I should visit their bakery in Soho sometime soon :) And by the way, shame that the author didn't mention this, but it can be tricky to find rye flour in UK - in London you can definately get it from Finnish, Swedish or Norwegian churches in SE16 and you might find it in health shops too.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Recipes Do Not Work!
I share some of the views expressed here - I am an experienced Baker and tried to make some of the recipes in the book but none of them worked as written - in the end I had to... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Amro
Beautifully illustrated and different
This book is really a beautifully illustrated and atmospheric cook book even the paper is lovely ... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Picasso
baking bonanza
this is a lovely book filled with cakes buns and bread which are different intersting and delicious. It is beautifully illustrated and the recipes are clearly described. Read more
Published 7 months ago by maggie
Great book
Brilliant book filled with authentic Nordic recipes. Got this for my Finnish girlfriend who's living with me in UK and she loves it.
Published 7 months ago by Grant
Just as hoped
This book does everything I hoped. Having come back from visiting Finland with my Finnish boyfriend I was determined to make some of the delicious things we've eaten. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Cake girl
Mostly Finnish recipes, all the basics covered
I bought this book because my husband is Finnish and we currently live in another country. I thought he might enjoy baking at home all the sweet treats he misses. Read more
Published 8 months ago by THVN
Simplistic
The cookbooks contains all the goodies found in-store with gorgeous photos. No guarantees you'll match the shop-bought quality, but the recipes are simple and easy to follow. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Dana
Not for the Beginner
Some delicious recipes, but as the other reviewers have said, experience will be a great help as sometimes things go a little weird. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Doodlebug
nice plain baking
Book is very nice to look at and recipes are quiet different to what I'm used to baking. Nordic baking and bread styles are much different then what we have here in Dublin. Read more
Published 10 months ago by mk fatpants
Delicious recipes but not for novices
What a beautiful book. Highly reflective of the style and true to the bakery. I've had a few problems with the cinnamon S biscuits, and made them twice now. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Vanessa Kimbell
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