Cardamom is what makes pulla bread so special. This spice gives the bread its signature aroma and taste. It balances ...

FITCHBURG — There is a saying in Finland — a loved child has many names — and this most certainly applies to their loved coffee bread. Join Finland native Saija Laurla as she teaches you how to bake a ...

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Gerda J. Mattson knew how to bake. Born in 1900 in Kronoby, Finland, she later emigrated to the United States in 1906, catching sight of the Statue of Liberty rising out of the mists on Ellis Island.

HELSINKI, Finland -- Visiting Helsinki for the fifth time in a dozen years, I happily rediscover the rye breads with polysyllabic names I can't pronounce, but which over the years I've come to love.

The Finns live in the cold and dark – maybe that's why they're somewhat taciturn. Finnish rye bread is as sweet as life is hard. Georg Matthes shows us how it's made.