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Elagins

Season's Greetings -- 1

Latest on theryebaker.com: Christmas Crispbread/Juligt Knäckebröd.

Unlike most Christmas breads, which are sweet and rich with fruit and nuts, this Swedish crispbread recalls a time when life in northern Scandinavia was hard and luxuries few and far between.

Stan Ginsberg
www.nybakers.com

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Isand66

Very interesting Stan.

Thanks for sharing and Happy Holidays.

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Elagins

You're welcome. And happy holidays to you too.

Stan

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Dwayne

Stan,

 

This looks great.  The recipe that I tested that I have since made most often is your "Rye Sourdough Crispbread ".  I add in Sunflower and pumpkin seeds.  I'll have to try this new bread as my wife has some Swedish blood in her.

 

Thanks,

Dwayne

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jimt

Thanks Stan! I'm going to try this for Christmas and am curious about the coarse rye meal. Is this something I can just grind up dried rye berries in a grinder?

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Elagins

That should work. Coarse rye meal is pretty much whole berries that have been coarsely cracked and broken. I use a grain mill, but I suspect any kind of food processor/blender/grinder would work.

Happy baking!