Celebrate Shrove Tuesday with baking buns

long history, from the so-called hetväggen to today semmelwraps. Hetväggen was a bun filled with almond paste which was spiced with cumin and often served in a bowl of warm milk. It is known since the 1700s and eaten among the more affluent. It is said that King Adolf Frederick died from eating too many hetväggar on Shrove Tuesday February 12, 1771.

What is certain is that the semla, as we know it today, began to be common during the early 1900s. The name comes from the German "Semel" and the Latin "simila", meaning fine wheat flour. White flour and sugar were rare in peasant society, such as eating whipped cream. Why was not the semla common until after World War II, when rationing of flour, butter, sugar and cream had ended.

Semlan would be eaten on Shrove Tuesday, which launched a longer fixed period of Catholic origin. Today you can buy rolls from Christmas to Easter. Although the look has changed, it is possible for example to buy buns in the form of wraps. Perfect for the modern man who still want to keep the traditions.