2025-12-06 – St. Lucia Buns (Online)
Schedule:
December 6 (1:00-2:00 pm and 3:00-4:00 pm CT)
Instructor:
Kristi Bissell
Location:
This is an online class hosted on Zoom.
Celebrate the light during the darkest time of year with a cozy and festive baking class featuring St. Lucia Buns (Lussekatter), the golden, saffron-scented pastries traditionally served on December 13 for St. Lucia Day.
In this hands-on class, we’ll explore the story behind the St. Lucia celebration and learn how to make these beautifully shaped yeasted buns from scratch, complete with their signature “S” shape and raisin garnish. You’ll master the art of working with saffron dough, shaping the buns with confidence and baking them to soft, fragrant perfection.
This Vesterheim cooking class is designed as a small-group cook-along, and we invite exchange between the instructor and students in order to build community around food traditions. In this same spirit of sharing, we invite the whole family to experience this collaborative cooking and learning process. Only one registration is needed per household.
Supplies:
A full list of ingredients will be sent to participants one week prior to class.
Additional Supplies:
Students will need to provide a computer, laptop, or tablet with a camera and mic as well as a fast, reliable internet connection.
Special Instructions:
When registering for the class, please make sure to use the email address you'd like the Zoom meeting invitations sent to. You will receive links to the Zoom sessions by email sometime during the week prior to the class. If this class is a gift, please sign up with the recipient's email address or be prepared to forward the kit and all communications.
Enrollment Deadline:
November 21, 2025
Click here to learn more about instructor Kristi Bissell.
Vesterheim’s 2025 online programming is supported in part by a generous gift to the Vesterheim Annual Fund from Sons of Norway - Noreg Lodge 3-466.
Vesterheim's Nordic Cooking programs are supported in part by a generous gift to the Vesterheim Annual Fund from the Oneota Community Food Co-op.