St. Lucia Saffron Buns Recipe, Swedish Lussekatter Rolls

RecipesBreakfastSwedish Christmastime favorite, saffron infused S shaped sweet rolls, for St. Lucia Day.ByElise Bauer Elise Bauer Elise founded Simply Recipes in 2003 and led the site until 2019. She has an MA in Food Research from Stanford University.Learn about Simply Recipes'Editorial ProcessUpdated February 04, 202223 RatingsTrending Videos Best Breakfast Rolls for Christmas MorningFEATURED IN:December 13, St. Lucia Day, also known as the Festival of Light, is a day of celebration in Sweden, in the spirit of Advent and Christmas. Young girls are dressed in white robes with a red sash, with one girl selected as "Lucia" who wears a crown of lit candles (or battery powered ones), the others carrying a single candle. Processions with singing and revelry abound.At home, the eldest girl dresses up in robe, sash, and candle crown, and delivers coffee and lussekatter, or S shaped saffron buns to her parents for breakfast.This was all explained to me the other day by a young Swedish woman n...