Bakery Window · Cinnamon Bun
Skillingsbolle
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Its name comes from the skilling, the small coin it once cost, and Bergen bakers treat it as a local speciality, competing over who makes the best.
A soft, buttery yeasted dough is rolled with cinnamon and sugar, coiled or folded, and baked until golden, often finished with a sugar glaze. Bakeries across Bergen and the rest of Norway sell them fresh from the oven.
Why it's made this way: Cinnamon reached Norway through Bergen's Hanseatic trade connections, and once affordable spice imports made cinnamon buns cheap enough for a coin, they became an everyday street treat.
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