SCANDINAVIA FROM SCRATCH

SCANDINAVIAN FROM SCRATCH presents the reader with a carefully curated collection of 75 recipes for cookies, cakes, tarts, pastry, rye bread and smørrebrod that represent the heart of the Scandinavian baking tradition.

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. During her time in Copenhagen, Nichole combatted winter blues by baking with her Danish mother-in-law, learning how to churn out batches of scrumptious holiday cookies and filling tins with homemade nougats and caramels. Infused with Nichole's baking expertise and love for her cherished second home, SCANDINAVIAN FROM SCRATCH is an ode to Scandinavia and an indispensable guide to Scandinavian baking and culture.

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

Nichole Accettola is a CIA-trained chef and the owner of KANTINE, a Scandinavia- inspired restaurant located in San Francisco serving breakfast, lunch, and snacks with a gorgeous menu of pastries, porridge and jewel-like smørrebrød sandwiches. Her café has garnered glowing reviews from media such as SF Chronicle, Time Out, and Eater.