Coffee bread is so named because it used to be served in the informal coffee breaks that Danish people, especially women, took during the day. Today that would be at work, probably in an office, but 50 years ago it would have been in the kitchen with your neighbour, and would be part of women’s daily culture during the week. It was very rude not to serve something with the coffee, and many of the sweet things we serve before lunch involve something made with bread. Using leftover bread is a long tradition going back to when Scandinavia was a poor region and food had much more value than it has today. We simply could not afford food waste. There are many ways to turn bread into sweet things, and this is one of them. If you do not have any leftover bread (any type can be used), make the one I have included here.