saffron buns
Golden spiced rolls
Saffron buns are sweet, yeasted rolls flavored and colored with saffron, giving them a distinctive golden-yellow hue.
Most associated with Scandinavian baking, especially the Swedish lussekatter served on St.
Lucia's Day in December, though versions appear in Cornwall and elsewhere.
The buns are often shaped into S-curves or figure eights and studded with raisins.
- SwedishOf a Nordic kingdom
- LuciaName meaning illumination
- white robePale full-length garment
- cardamomAromatic seed pod spice
- raisinsDried grape snack
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