4 x Santa Maria Vörtmix 75g / 2.6 oz – Swedish Christmas Vört Bread Spice Mix

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4 x Santa Maria Vörtmix 75g / 2.6 oz – Swedish Christmas Vört Bread Spice Mix

Description

Bake one of Sweden’s most traditional Christmas breads at home with 4 x Santa Maria Vörtmix 75g / 2.6 oz – four packets of the classic Swedish malt and spice blend used for making vörtbröd, vörtlimpa and vörtkakor.

Santa Maria Vörtmix combines malt extract, rye and traditional Christmas spices including cloves, bitter orange peel, anise, fennel and cardamom.

The result is the deep, aromatic and slightly sweet-spiced flavor that makes Swedish vörtbröd instantly recognizable.

For Swedes living abroad, this mix makes it much easier to recreate authentic Swedish Christmas vörtbröd without having to source and measure all of the traditional spices individually.

This listing includes 4 individual 75g packets.

Total net weight: 300g (10.6 oz / 0.66 lb)

The Classic Flavor of Swedish Vörtbröd

Vörtbröd is one of the breads most strongly associated with Christmas in Sweden.

It is traditionally a dark, soft and aromatic bread flavored with malt, syrup and Christmas spices.

Santa Maria Vörtmix provides the characteristic combination of:

• Malt
• Cloves
• Bitter orange peel
• Anise
• Fennel
• Cardamom

Together, these ingredients create the unmistakable warm and aromatic flavor of traditional Swedish Christmas bread.

Perfect for Homemade Swedish Christmas Bread

Santa Maria Vörtmix is specially composed for baking:

• Vörtbröd
• Vörtlimpa
• Vörtkakor
• Christmas rye bread
• Malt bread
• Spiced Christmas rolls
• Vört-flavored crispbread

It takes much of the guesswork out of making vörtbröd because the malt and traditional spices are already blended in the correct style.

Simply combine the mix with your bread ingredients according to your chosen vörtbröd recipe.

Four Packets – Perfect for Christmas Baking

Each packet contains 75g (2.6 oz) of Vörtmix.

With four packets, you have enough mix for four separate batches of traditional Swedish Christmas bread when using one packet per batch.

That makes this 4-pack particularly useful if you are:

• Baking several loaves for Christmas
• Preparing a large julbord
• Baking for family and friends
• Freezing bread for later
• Baking throughout Advent
• Making homemade Christmas gifts
• Living abroad and want to stock up while Vörtmix is available

Because Vörtmix is a seasonal product, having several packets on hand also means you can continue baking traditional vörtbröd throughout the Christmas season.

A Swedish Christmas Baking Essential

For many Swedish families, the smell of freshly baked vörtbröd is closely connected with Christmas.

The bread is traditionally baked during Advent and served throughout December.

It belongs naturally alongside other Swedish Christmas favorites such as:

• Julskinka
• Christmas mustard
• Cheese
• Pickled herring
• Liver pâté
• Meatballs
• Prinskorv
• Christmas spreads

A slice of vörtbröd with butter, Swedish cheese or julskinka is one of the simplest tastes of a traditional Swedish Christmas.

Perfect with Swedish Julskinka

One of the most traditional ways to serve vörtbröd is with julskinka – Swedish Christmas ham.

Try a slice of freshly baked vörtbröd with:

• Butter
• Julskinka
• Sweet Swedish mustard

The sweet malt flavor and Christmas spices in the bread pair particularly well with the salty ham and mustard.

It also makes an excellent Christmas sandwich using leftover julskinka after Christmas Eve.

Add Raisins for a Traditional Variation

Swedish families are famously divided over whether vörtbröd should contain raisins.

Luckily, when baking it yourself, you can decide.

For a traditional raisin version, simply add raisins to the dough.

Prefer your vörtbröd without raisins? Leave them out.

Either way, Santa Maria Vörtmix provides the characteristic malt and spice flavor that makes the bread unmistakably Swedish.

What Is Vört?

Traditionally, Swedish vörtbröd was made using vört – wort, the sweet malt-rich liquid produced during beer brewing.

In the past, bakers could obtain liquid wort from local breweries and use it to give Christmas bread its distinctive malt flavor.

Santa Maria Vörtmix makes it much easier to recreate that traditional taste at home by combining malt extract with the classic vörtbröd spices in one convenient packet.

Traditional Vörtbröd Baking Idea

A classic Swedish vörtbröd dough typically combines Vörtmix with ingredients such as:

• Wheat flour
• Rye flour or rågsikt
• Yeast
• Dark syrup
• Butter
• Water or beer
• Raisins, if desired

One 75g packet is suitable for one standard baking batch according to Santa Maria's traditional vörtbröd recipes.

Bake until the bread is deeply golden and aromatic, then allow it to cool before slicing.

More Than Just Vörtlimpa

The spice mixture can also be used creatively in other Christmas baking.

Try it in:

• Vört rolls
• Christmas bread rolls
• Malt rye bread
• Vört crispbread
• Savory Christmas biscuits
• Rustic Christmas loaves

The malt and spices provide an immediate Scandinavian Christmas character.

The Flavor Profile

Santa Maria Vörtmix has a deep and aromatic flavor built around malt and classic Swedish Christmas spices.

Expect notes of:

• Rich malt
• Warm cloves
• Citrusy bitter orange
• Sweet anise
• Aromatic fennel
• Fragrant cardamom

When baked into bread with dark syrup, the flavors become warm, rounded and unmistakably festive.

Four Packets – 300g in Total

Each packet contains 75g (2.6 oz).

With this 4-pack you receive:

• 4 individual packets
• 75g (2.6 oz) per packet
• 300g total
• 10.6 oz / 0.66 lb total

Package Includes

• 4 x Santa Maria Vörtmix
• 75g (2.6 oz) per packet
• 4 individual packets
• Total net weight: 300g (10.6 oz / 0.66 lb)

Ingredients

Malt extract (BARLEY), RYE, salt, cloves, bitter orange peel, anise, fennel, cardamom, anti-caking agent (silicon dioxide).

Contains: Barley and rye. Contains gluten.

Ingredients and recipes can occasionally be updated by the manufacturer. Always check the original packaging for the latest ingredient and allergen information.

Nutritional Information per 100g

• Energy: 1458 kJ / 345 kcal
• Fat: 2.9g
• of which saturated fat: 0.4g
• Carbohydrates: 71g
• of which sugars: 31g
• Fiber: 7.5g
• Protein: 5.4g
• Salt: 6.5g

Product Details

• Product: Vörtmix
• Brand: Santa Maria
• Type: Swedish malt & Christmas spice mix
• Quantity: 4 packets
• Net weight per packet: 75g (2.6 oz)
• Total net weight: 300g (10.6 oz / 0.66 lb)
• Flavor: Malty, aromatic & traditionally spiced
• Key spices: Cloves, bitter orange, anise, fennel & cardamom
• Perfect for: Vörtbröd, vörtlimpa, vörtkakor & Swedish Christmas baking
• Contains: Barley, rye & gluten
• Packaging: Sachets
• Country of manufacture: Estonia
• Supplier: Santa Maria AB
• Supplier article number: 100490
• EAN / GTIN / Barcode per packet: 7311311004902

Storage

Store in a cool, dry and dark place.

Recommended storage temperature is approximately 5°C–25°C (41°F–77°F).

Keep the packets sealed until ready to use to preserve the aroma of the spices.

Worldwide Tracked Shipping from Sweden

Your order is packed in Sweden and shipped using tracked international delivery.

We ship worldwide wherever our carriers and destination regulations allow.

No additional import fees or tariffs for US customers.

Why Choose Swedish Cravings?

At Swedish Cravings, we make it easier to enjoy familiar Swedish foods, baking ingredients and everyday favorites wherever in the world you live.

4 x Santa Maria Vörtmix 75g / 2.6 oz gives you 300g (10.6 oz / 0.66 lb) of the classic malt and spice blend needed to recreate one of Sweden's most recognizable Christmas breads at home.

With enough mix for several baking sessions, this 4-pack is ideal for a full Christmas season of vörtbröd, vörtlimpa and vörtkakor – whether you make yours with raisins or firmly belong to the no-raisins camp.