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Let’s talk about Danish dough whisks (and why you need one in your life!)
By Hyggestyle on March 18, 202400Our new kitchen hero just arrived, in the form of the Danish dough whisk (also sometimes called a brodpisker, which translates to “bread whipper” in Danish)! Here’s why this oddly-shaped tool will become your new best friend in the kitchen: Conquering Dough: Unlike its balloon whisk cousin, the Danish dough whisk isn’t afraid of a little challenge. Its design, with thick,
DIY upcycled paper coffee cup woven Easter baskets
By Hyggestyle on March 11, 2024I have a penchant for both hot beverages and travel mugs, and can’t even start my car engine unless there is a nice cup of tea in the dashboard mug holder. However from time to time I do end up buying the odd takeaway coffee, so who would guess that these little dinky Easter baskets are made from the paper
DIY large foraged rustic silver birch hearts wreath
By Hyggestyle on March 7, 2024A stroll through the woods after high winds or a heavy winter storm can provide all sorts of materials for foraged decorations. This striking wreath was made from fallen silver birch twigs in a local nature reserve, and after a quick word with the ranger, he was happy for me to take as much as I liked. I also gathered
Let’s talk about smørrebrød (Danish open sandwiches)
By Hyggestyle on February 2, 2024Smørrebrød (literally “butter-bread”) open sandwiches are little mountains of joy, with both fresh and cooked ingredients beautifully balanced on a piece of buttered rye bread (for our oh-so-easy no-knead rye bread recipe click here!). The most quintessential of Danish lunches, they can be culinary art forms, with presentation just as important as flavour; these beauties pictured were made by my
Bex’s overnight Danish Rye Bread (Rugbrød)
By Hyggestyle on January 24, 2024Scandinavian rye bread is a terribly more-ish loaf; high in protein, dense and with a tightly packed crumb, it is well-suited to the elaborate open sandwich toppings favoured by Danes. Many recipes call for a sour-dough starter, but as it is rare that I can think four to six days ahead to create the necessary starter, this overnight recipe is