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Baking courses surge at Luleå's Bagarstugan on Hertsön

Key Points
  • The Bagarstugan on Hertsön in Luleå has expanded from four to 14 planned baking courses for the spring.
  • Interest surged after Folkuniversitetet helped promote the courses, attracting both older and younger participants.
  • The chairperson seeks more active members to share instructor duties and highlights traditional baking methods during visits.

The Bagarstugan on Hertsön in Luleå, Sweden, is attracting both young and old to courses in flatbread and soft cake baking. The association has expanded from four courses in the fall to 14 planned courses for the spring. The courses are run on a non-profit basis, and interest took off after Folkuniversitetet helped with promotion.

The small red cottage was inaugurated in 1995 and is run by the baking cottage association. 5 hours, and it is time to start baking. Mainly, older people want to revive memories of baking with their parents, but younger people also want to bake.

it has exploded and is very fun

Ingrid Brännvall, chairperson

The chairperson, Ingrid Brännvall, says it has exploded and is very fun. She wishes for more active members to distribute the instructor role among more people. During a visit, they show how to bake potato-kneaded bread, which is Brännvall's biggest favorite.

No one leaves the cottage without tasting it with extra-salted butter, served lukewarm so the butter runs down the chin.

She wishes for more active members to distribute the instructor role among more people

Ingrid Brännvall, chairperson

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