The Finnish May Day Doughnuts You Only Make Once a Year!

Trying Finnish May Day classics for the first time — making munkki (cardamom doughnuts) and sima (a fizzy lemon drink)! Perfect for Vappu celebrations and springtime treats. Learn how to make these once-a-year Finnish recipes and find out why they're such a big part of May Day traditions! _Ingredients:_ *Munkki (Finnish May Day Doughnuts)* 250 g quark 160 ml water 25 g fresh yeast or 7 g active dry yeast 1 tsp fine salt 100 g caster sugar 1 tbsp ground cardamom (preferably coarsely ground) 1 large egg 480 g plain flour (divided) 60 g unsalted butter, softened About 1 litre neutral oil (rapeseed or sunflower), for deep frying 150 g caster sugar (for coating) *Sima (Finnish Lemon Mead-Style Drink)* 2 litres water 1 lemon (juice and rind) 125 g white sugar 125 g soft dark brown sugar ½tsp dry yeast Plus (for bottling): 10 raisins (about 5 per bottle) _Full recipe methods:_ https://barrylewis.net/recipe/the-finnish-may-day-doughnuts-you-only-make-once-a-year/ _Tasting Finnish treats_ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2NWsF057MM __________________________________________ *From Recipes, Hacks, Kitchen Gadget Reviews, Taste Tests and more food related fun, be sure to like, follow, and subscribe to be one of the first to see all the best content on the Barry Lewis channel & beyond:* Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@mrbarrylewis?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram: https://instagram.com/mrbarrylewis Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mrbarrylewis Twitter / X: https://twitter.com/mrbarrylewis TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mrbarrylewis Discord: https://dsc.gg/barrylewis Merch: https://barry-lewis-shop.fourthwall.com/ Newsletter: https://www.barrylewis.co/subscribe My spin-off compilation channel https://www.youtube.com/@BarryLewisBites LinkTree (links to everything above & more!): https://linktr.ee/barrylewis Massive thanks to our Patreon supporters who help keep the channel going. For advert free extended videos, exclusive discord, early access to all videos, behind the scenes chat, polls, names in the video credits & more consider supporting here https://www.patreon.com/mrbarrylewis #BarryLewis #FinnishFood #MayDayRecipes