Cherrapeno: Hjónabandssæla - Icelandic Oatmeal & Blueberry Pie

Monday, 16 May 2011

Hjónabandssæla - Icelandic Oatmeal & Blueberry Pie

Hjónabandssæla - blueberry oat slice/cake 1921 R

Don't you just love it when you come across a recipe that is easy, delicious and versatile to boot? I wish I could say the same about the spelling!

Hjónabandssæla means 'wedded bliss' and is an Icelandic 'happy marriage cake'. It's not really a cake though, more like an oat bar/pie filled with blueberry jam, although you could use any kind of jam - cherry jam would be brilliant or you could use some sort of rhubarb filling.
I found the recipe on The Icelandic Amateur Chef, a beautiful food blog written by Guðmundur Birkir Pálmason.

Homemade blueberry jam

Hjónabandssæla - blueberry oat slice/cake 1917 R

The base is made from butter, oats, flour and sugar. Spread plenty of Jam over it and top with more oaty mixture

Hjónabandssæla blueberry oat slice/cake 1976 R

Serve warm or cold with clotted cream - I mixed my cream with some of the blueberry jam

I'm not going to put the recipe in this post because I didn't alter it at all, but you can find it here: Hjónabandssæla or Oatmeal and Blueberry Pie.

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17 comments:

Choclette said...: Looks delicious as does the blueberry jam. It's quite an alternative to the wedding cakes we're used to.; 16 May 2011 at 20:36
Katie said...: Looks delicious and I love the look of your blueberry jam - amazing. Thanks for the new blog too, its always nice finding new reads :); 17 May 2011 at 07:28
Maria♥ said...: Nic, that looks so yummy and you can't beat home-made jam!

Maria
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bellini said...: Blueberries are still my favourite even after all these years!; 17 May 2011 at 12:46
Chele said...: I had a wonderful long weekend in Iceland a few years back and was totally blown away by the food (as opposed to any volcano's lol). Never came across this little gem though and I can't wait to give it a try.; 17 May 2011 at 20:51
Patricia said...: Pass me a slice. Thank you ! :-); 17 May 2011 at 21:35
Jan said...: Certainly looks good Nic and I do love blueberries!; 18 May 2011 at 07:12
mangocheeks said...: Looks wonderful.

I've some blueberry growing in pots, but not enough for a jam :(

I'm bookmarking the recipe though :0); 18 May 2011 at 17:31
Marysol said...: Hjónabandssæla (yes, of course I copy/pasted the name) looks as lovely as its meaning!

I cannot wait for blueberry season!; 18 May 2011 at 17:55
grace said...: that's one heck of a word! of course, icelandic folks may think the same of 'microbiological' and the like. :)
lovely treat, nic!; 20 May 2011 at 11:33
Janna Renee said...: oh wow! that does look easy and delicious!; 22 May 2011 at 16:11
Su-yin said...: Love the idea of a Happy Marriage Cake - this looks great, am a huge fan of blueberry anything. :); 22 May 2011 at 19:44
Sarah, Maison Cupcake said...: This looks gorgeous... you've not summonsed up a volcano with it though have you?!; 24 May 2011 at 13:00
Maggie said...: Such a beautiful name and also a beautiful pie!; 25 May 2011 at 18:11
Jacqueline said...: Oh wow Nic! Mmmmmmmmmmmm :P Oh and that last pic with the swirled clotted cream. I am undone!; 29 May 2011 at 13:29
Hazel said...: I think this is the first Icelandic recipe I have ever seen! I absolutely love the colours of your photos in this post. Such a beautiful purple in the jam - especially when swirled with the clotted cream... mmmmmm!; 4 June 2011 at 00:12
Jeanne @ CookSister! said...: Oh my word... that last photo was the kicker. Just the idea of all that creamy goodness oozing over the tart berry crumble is enough to send me overboard!!; 7 June 2011 at 18:44