These Swedish pastries, traditionally called kardemummabullar, are something like a cross between a pull-apart bread ... cardamom buns in the United States. Best enjoyed with a cup of coffee ...

Cardamom is indispensable in the perfect granola and pops up in savory dishes like those famous Swedish meatballs. You can even give your coffee a unique burst of flavor with this classic spice.

And the coffee doesn't disappoint too ... The crowd favourite seems to be the knots of Kardemummabullar, a spiced Swedish cardamom bread that is pillowy soft and embellished with silvered almonds ...