Comments on: Pulla & An Apple Charlotte

By: Tiina

Tiina — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 22:31:37 +0000

As a Finn I was delighted to read your post about pulla! And I must admit yours looks absolutely beautiful. I would just like to add that it is totally possible to make pulla with water instead of milk, in my opinion the taste is just as good. Also, many Finns make their pulla without cardamom, and many add some raisins into the dough. Cardamom is often used in cookies here.

By: Ariela

Ariela — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 02:15:42 +0000

Hanne – According to my readings, cardamom was introduced to Scandinavia by the Vikings, who learned about the spice in Constantinople. In the 11th century Vikings traveled extensively as traders, raiders and settlers using the Slavic rivers to reach the Black Sea, then Constantinople. Once the Vikings brought cardamom back to Scandinavia it quickly became a popular spice because, well, it’s delicious!

Hope this info proves useful

By: Victoria

Victoria — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 05:28:25 +0000

I have never had an apple charlotte before though I’ve chanced upon it many times in recipe books. Maybe I might try it with gluten free bread? Suppose if I bake a fresh loaf it will be soft enough for the charlottes. HMM. Yours look eactly like the gooey photos in the books though! =)

By: MyKitchenInHalfCups

MyKitchenInHalfCups — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 22:18:00 +0000

Ari: You have just knocked my socks off girl! Both feet!
Tomorrow I’ll be trying cardamon in my coffee, I would not have thought of that. I do love it.
I just baked another potato bread out of Ojakangas’s Whole Grain Breads! The Great Scandinavian Baking Book is now next on my list of books to get!
This looks fantastic!

By: Bev

Bev — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 20:21:26 +0000

I stumbled over your blog by accident and I’m glad I did as I AM going to try out the pulla bread recipe! yumyum! x