Baking Workshop in Puumala Traditional Finnish Blueberry Rye Pie

1) First, I will welcome you at my home in our front yard. I will serve you a local non-alcoholic drink under a maple tree in our terrace or inside my house (depending on the weather).

2) We enter the workshop space. The workshop is held in a 1800s log cabin in my home. It is okay to film in my home. The room is a private, quiet space. I'll give you an apron for the duration of the workshop to keep your clothes clean and to set the mood for proper baking!

3) We’ll get to the main event of the day and start baking traditional savolainen mustikkakukko (blueberry rye pie) together! We'll make the base dough together, fill the pies and cover the pies with more dough. I’ll instruct, advise and demonstrate. There are maximum 10 persons in the whole group so I have time for everyone also individually.

4) We'll put the mustikkakukkos in the oven to bake. I will tell you about local life and history of Puumala, lake Saimaa area and Finland. We can discuss together and you can ask me questions.

5) In the end we’ll drink tea/coffee and eat blueberry rye pies with vanilla sauce / ice cream together. You will get the pies you baked to go, the recipe, a new talent and many memories with you!