Tall Skoleboller
A crowd-pleasing Norwegian dessert built around instant yeast, cardamom and shredded coconut — roughly 65 minutes start to finish, and rated medium to make. You'll find the full ingredient list (with a scaler to change the servings), 6 steps of method, substitutions, and ideas for what to serve alongside.
You'll mainly reach for mixer. At medium difficulty across 6 steps, it's manageable with a little attention. As written, it's meat-free.
What you'll need
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Pantry staples (you likely have these)
Diet: vegetarian — no meat or fish, based on every ingredient listed below.
Contains: Gluten Dairy Egg
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How to make it
- Heat the milk until it's lukewarm. Add the yeast and dissolve.
- Add the sugar, cardamom, vanilla, and about 2/3 of the flour.
- Mix the dough together either by hand or in a mixer with a dough hook, slowly adding the rest of the flour.
- You might need a bit more or less flour to form dough that isn't too sticky to knead.
- When the dough forms a nice ball, add the softened butter and continue to knead the dough for about ten minutes.
- Roll the dough into a cylinder and cut into six equal parts. Roll each piece into a round bun and set them in a greased muffin/cake tin. Cover and let rise until doubled in size (about an hour).
You'll use: Mixer
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Ingredient substitutions
- Milk
- any unsweetened plant milk · ½ cup evaporated milk + ½ cup water
- Butter
- olive oil (¾ the amount) · coconut oil · margarine
- Cornstarch
- 2 tbsp flour per 1 tbsp cornstarch (as thickener)
What to serve with Tall Skoleboller
Tips & common questions
How long does Tall Skoleboller take to make?
About 65 minutes from start to finish — an estimate based on the 6 steps and 15 ingredients. Times vary with your kitchen and how much prep you do ahead.
What can I use instead of milk?
Try any unsweetened plant milk. See the substitutions section above for more swaps.
Can I scale this recipe up or down?
Yes — use the servings control above the ingredients and every quantity rescales automatically (fractions included). Cooking times stay roughly the same; very large batches may need a little longer.
Is Tall Skoleboller vegetarian?
Its ingredients contain no meat, fish or shellfish, so it is suitable for vegetarians. Check any cheese for animal rennet if that matters to you.
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