St. Lucia buns a week late! These Swedish buns are often made with saffron and raisins, but I learned how to make them with my favorite ex-neighbor @saraplaxico (HI SARA MISS YOU) whose family recipe uses cardamom.

Now forgive me for getting saccharin: a lot of things suck this year, but making these reminds me how things change and traditions evolve. I’d never heard of Lucia buns growing up but now I think of them as a quintessential holiday bake and that’s kinda great.