Swedish Thin Bread Food

SWEDISH THIN BREAD

Steps:

• Mix dry ingredients together. Add cream and milk to form soft dough.
• Divide into 7 balls. Roll each ball out on floured surface using poky rolling pin.
• Fry at 400 degrees on greased GRIDDLE until browned.
• Makes approximately 28 pieces, depending upon how thinly you roll it and how you cut it after its cooked.

SWEDISH THIN BREAD (CRACKERS)

Steps:

• Add sugar to cream.
• Add soda to flours, then add salt.
• Roll out thin on a floured board. Cut into squares (a pizza or ravioli cutter works great).
• Sprinkle with salt.
• Bake at 350 F until light brown - check after 8-10 minutes.

SWEDISH FLAT BREAD

Steps:

• Blend flours and salt together.
• Mix in sufficient water to bind into a dough- the quantity will depend on the types of flour used.
• Beat until the dough leaves the sides of the bowl, then turn on to a floured board and knead thoroughly.
• Heat a griddle or frying pan over a moderate heat and grease it.
• Divide the dough into four and roll out one quarter into a round as thin as possible.
• Using a plate about 20 cm (8 inch) wide, trim the edges into a neat circle.
• Prick all over to prevent the dough bubbling during cooking.
• Transfer to the griddle or frying pan and cook over a moderate heat for about 15 minutes or until slightly coloured, then turn and cook the other side.
• Repeat with the rest of the dough, working up the trimmings for re-rolling and baking.
• Cool on a wire tray.

SWEDISH GINGER THINS

Steps:

• Into a large bowl sift together flour, baking soda, and spices. In a medium bowl with an electric mixer beat cream until it just holds stiff peaks. In another large bowl beat butter and sugar until mixture is light and fluffy and on low speed beat in corn syrup and whipped cream, beating until cream is just combined. Add flour mixture and beat until combined well. Form dough into a disk. Chill disk, wrapped in plastic wrap, until firm, at least 2 hours, and up to 2 days.
• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Cut dough into quarters and work with 1 quarter at a time, keeping remaining dough covered and chilled. Using a rolling pin with cover dusted with flour, roll out dough into a round on a floured pastry cloth, rolling dough as thin as possible (less than 1/8 inch thick and about 14 inches in diameter) and with assorted 2- to 3-inch cutters cut out cookies. Carefully transfer cookies as cut to ungreased baking sheets with a metal spatula, arranging them about 1/2 inch apart, and top each with an almond slice. Reroll scraps and cut out more cookies in same manner.
• Bake cookies in batches in upper and lower thirds of oven, switching position of sheets halfway through baking, until cookies puff and then collapse slightly, about 6 minutes. Cool cookies on sheets 1 minute and transfer with metal spatula to racks to cool completely. Make more cookies with remaining dough in same manner. Cookies keep in airtight containers at room temperature 1 week.

SWEDISH FLAT BREAD

Steps:

• Mix dry ingredients together.
• Add the sour cream.
• Dough will be really stiff.
• Let stand 1 to 2 hours.
• Roll out on cloth covered board, with lefse rolling pin (very thin and rolled in graham flour).
• Bake on ungreased cookies sheets in 350 degree oven until lightly browned (5 minutes).

SWEDISH CRISPBREAD (KNäCKEBRöD)

Steps:

• Dissolve yeast in the water (if using dry yeast, follow instructions).
• Add salt and fennel/aniseed.
• Add rye and enough wheat flour to make a quite firm dough.
• Knead vigorously for at least five minutes.
• Divide into 16 parts and roll to balls.
• Let rise, covered, for 40 minutes.
• Heat the oven to maximum heat.
• Roll out one piece at a time to a thin circle, 8-10 inches in diameter.
• Use plenty of rye flour when rolling.
• Make a one-inch hole in the middle.
• Prick the surface all over with a fork (in Sweden we have special rolling pins for this purpose).
• Bake one at a time on a dry tray in the oven for about 2-4 minutes.
• They should get brown, but not too burnt.
• Slip them on a stick (e. g. a broom) through the hole in the middle to cool.
• Store in a dry place and eat with butter, cheese and/or pickled herring, maybe together with beer and aquavit.