Knäckebröd - recipes and facts
in all the schools in Sweden this bread is always served together with the food.
Some people like to break it into small pieces and eat it with milk and lingonberry jam in a bowl. I love to eat this bread with spread schrimp-cheeze on! I always have Knäckebröd at home.
I do not bake this bread since the ones in the store are so good and they have many kinds. Still I will post some recipes for you to try. I have made Knäckebröd myself and know that it is easy. In these recipes they tell you to use milk. But I always used water.
Do you wonder why there is a hole in the middle of the round cakes? It is because in old days the bread was hanging on a pole above the stove to keep dry. I tried it for real and it works so good.
So when it comes to factory made knäckebröd - Wasa is the world's largest producer of crispbread. Every year the company sells around 60,000 tons of crispbread in 40 countries. Swedish people eat more crispbread than any other people in the world, almost 4 kilograms per capita.
Here is the link to Wasa in English
Wasa bread
I recommend that you watch the Wasa story - a video in English
In the IKEA food stores - there is knäckebröd to buy.
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Some call it Swedish flatbread.
well - it is flat for sure
Awesome Swedish flatbread. Goes well with soups and cheeses. Comes out similar to Rye Crisp. You can try this with wheat flour instead of rye. I would not recommend plain white flour but any 'grain' flour tried might be interesting.Ingredients
1 1/3 cups rye flour, whole wheat is fine
3/4 teaspoon sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
4 tablespoons butter
1/3 cup milk, plus 1 T more if needed
Directions
Combine flour, sugar and salt in mixing bowl or food processor and cut or pulse in butter.
Gradually add the milk with a spoon or pulse until you have a stiff dough.
On a lightly floured board roll out as thin as you can.
Cut dough into strips about 2"x3" and punch lots of small holes in each.
Bake at 300 on lightly greased pan until lightly browned- about 10 minutes.
Cool on wire rack then store at room temperature.
Will keep 5-7 days.
I got the recipe from here
Another knäckebröd recipe
Ingredients3/4 tsp sugar .
1 1/3 c rye flour, whole wheat is fine .
1/3 c milk, plus 1 T more if needed .
4 tbsps butter .
1/4 tsp salt
Directions
Combine flour, sugar & salt in mixing bowl or food processor/blender & cut or pulse in butter.
Gradually add the milk with a spoon or pulse until you have a stiff dough.
On a lightly floured board roll out as thin as you can.
Cut dough into strips about 2"x3" & punch lots of small holes in each.
Bake at 300F on lightly greased pan until lightly browned- about 10 mins.
Cool on wire rack then store at about room temp.
Will keep 5-7 days.
This recipe I got here
Another word for this bread is crispbread
easy recipe
Knäckebröd (Crispbread)INGREDIENTS:
½ liter (500 ml) milk
½ tablespoon honey
½ tablespoon golden syrup
15 g yeast
500 g graham flour
250 g rye flour (course-grained)
3/4 teaspoon salt
some barley flour
METHOD:
* Preheat oven to 250°C
* Heat milk, honey and syrup to 37 °C
* Mix in yeast, salt, ab. 250 g of the graham flour and ab. 125 g of the rye flour.
* Then work in remaining flour to make a dough.
* Let rise for about 60 minutes.
* Divide dough into 12 pieces and form into balls.
* Roll the balls in plenty of barley flour with a rolling pin.
* Turn a couple of times during the rolling
* Finally roll to very thin rounds with a peg rolling pin.
* If you use an ordinary rolling pin, score and prick before baking.
* Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and bake for 8 minutes.
* Then turn the bread over and bake the other side another 4 min. or until slightly browned.
* Cool on a rack.
In an ordinary oven you can bake only one bread at a time. A hot air oven bakes three at a time at 225 °C.
Go here for more to read
Leksands bread
Leksand is another big bread company. Here you can choose from different cooked bread.
Unfortunately there is no information in English on their web-site. At least not YET.
Excellent sites about Crisp bread
in English
- Peters yard
- Many of our products are made in the heat of from our wood-fired stone oven in the Swedish countryside. All of our sourdough breads are made on our premises at Quartermile - Edinburgh. All products are handmade in a traditional way and with a great deal of passion.
- GG Bran crisp bread
- * Only 2.0g net carbs per slice
* Recommended by leading nutritionists, doctors and dieticians worldwide.
* The only bread product with 85% bran content.
* An all- natural and safe laxative, alleviating
constipation and aiding digestion.
* 50% dietary fiber
Knäckebröd for your health!
You ask any Swede about this. They will comfirm that Knäckebröd is absolutely something you cannot be without in your cupboard.
Wasa Light Rye Crispbread ( 275 g )
Amazon Price: $3.49 (as of 12/31/2009)
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Total Fat 0g (0%)
Saturated Fat 0g (0%)
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 0mg (0%)
Sodium 70mg (2%)
Total Carbohydrate 14g (4%)
Dietary Fiber 3g (11%)
Release Date: 12/31/1969
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What is Oprah Winfrey saying?
about her knäckebröd sandwich
After she told the world (more than once) that she love this bread, the selling increased with 50%!
Oprah eats Knäckebröd every day!
I eat it my whole life!
What knäckebröd is your favourite? Mine is Wasa Light Rye Crispbread
Pick your Knäckebröd. Well I guess you have to try it so you know =)
May be you already have?
Wasa Light Rye Crispbread 9.7 Oz
Made with 100% whole grain! All Natural Fat Free2 points
Wasa Crisp 'n Light 7 Grain, 4.9-Ounce Boxes (Pack of 10)
20 Calories per slice. Good source of whole grain. more...0 points
Wasa Sourdough Crispbread 9.7 Oz
Rich in whole grains! All Natural! Fat Free!0 points
Wasa Fiber Rye with Sesame & Oats Crispbread ( 230 g )
Lots of fiber in this one!0 points
Wasa Sesame Crispbread ( 200 g )
The sesame seeds make a special flavour0 points
Another kind of Swedish flat bread is Tunnbröd (thin bread litterary)
loved and liked
Tunnbröd can be both hard or soft. The hard one you eat just like the ordinary knäckebröd.
The dough is made from any combination of wheat, barley and rye.
The soft one we make wraps from. We fill our wraps with what ever we like the most. A popular fast food dish is soft tunnbröd rolled around mashed potatoes and a hot dog.
Traditionally, crispy tunnbröd is eaten with Surströmming (fermented herring)! Another traditional old Swedish method of eating soft Tunnbröd burito style combined with mashed potatoes and roasted herring. I love it with chicken curry and sallad! You can bring the roll to a picknick or just for lunch at work. Here in Sweden you can often find them where fast food is sold. (Look for "Tunnbrödsrulle")
IKEA sells these flat breads as well as ordinary knäckebröd
Sweden got talent
the competition last time
A common Swedish breakfast
knäckebröd - what else...
Swedish knäckebrödMakes 12 crackersThese crackers taste great with a savory light cream cheese and cucumbers as well as jam or hummus.
Ingredients
1 1/3 cups (325 mL) whole wheat flour
1 tsp (5 mL) sugar
1 tbsp (15 mL) flax seeds
¼ tsp (1 mL) salt
3 tbsp (40 mL) non-hydrogenated margarine
1/3 cup (75 mL) skim milk (plus 2 tbsp/25 mL if needed)
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 350º F (180ºC).
2. Combine flour, sugar, flax seeds and salt in a large bowl. Using your fingers work, in the margarine until it resembles a course crumb.
3. Slowly add the milk and form a ball. Add more milk 1 tbsp (15 mL) at a time if needed.
4. On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough into a long thin rectangle. Cut into 12 rectangular crackers. Place on a cookie sheet and bake for 20-25 minutes.
5. Store for 5 days in an airtight container.
Suggested toppings:
* Light cream cheese and sliced cucumbers
* Slice of low fat cheese and tomato slices
* Hummus
Here is the site
Have you ever tried Knäckebröd?
My recommendation to you is: DO IT!
Tell me what you think....
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- Treasures-By-Brenda Treasures-By-Brenda Nov 23, 2009 @ 2:58 pm
- Do come by and see the new and revamped Culinary Favorites from A to Z group! Your lens is still being featured under B is for Bread.
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- eclecticeducation eclecticeducation Oct 20, 2009 @ 2:33 pm
- I'm diabetic, so I'll have to give this a try! It sounds like a really good, healthy bread. Great lens!
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- amy1980 amy1980 Oct 14, 2009 @ 7:48 am
- Ok, trying this is definitely on my list of things to do. Thanks for the recipes and inspiration!
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- LaraineRose LaraineRose Oct 5, 2009 @ 5:24 am
- Will and I make chicken sandwiches out of the Wasa bread. If you make them the night before you are going out, they aren't as crisp and are really good! Congratulations on your purple star!!!!
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- poddys poddys Sep 9, 2009 @ 1:10 pm
- Very nice lens, 5*****. I don't think too many Americans are familiar with crispbreads, although you can buy them in the supermarkets. They are really good. I grew up in Poole in Dorset, England, home of RYVITA which is a very famous English version. I was surprised to see that this is available all over the USA. Nice to see the video of the dancing men as well.
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