How To make Icelandic Snowflake Breads (Laufabraud)
4 c All purpose flour
1 ts Baking powder
1 tb Sugar
1 tb Melted butter
2 c Milk, heated to boiling
hot fat for frying powdered sugar (optional) In a bowl, combine flour, baking powder and sugar. Mix in the butter and hot milk until a stiff dough is formed. Turn out onto a lightly oiled surface and knead until smooth and cooled. Divide dough into four parts. Shape each into a ball. Divide each into 4 parts to make 16, then divide each of the resulting balls into 2 parts to total 32. Cover baking sheets with waxed paper and dust the waxed paper lightly with flour. On a lightly floured surface, roll out each part of dough to make a thin round about 8 inches in diameter. Place the rounds on the floured waxed paper. Chill 30 minutes. In a skillet, heat 2 inches of fat to 375 to 400 degrees F. Vegetable shortening or corn or peanut oil may be used but the authentic fat is lard. Fold gthe dough rounds, one at the time, into quarters, and, with a sharp-tipped knife, make little cuts and cut-outs in the dough. Fry the bread rounds, until golden brown, about 1 minute on each side. Remove and drain on paper toweling. Store in an airtight container in a cool place or in the freezer until ready to serve. From: THE GREAT SCANDINAVIAN BAKING BOOK by Beatrice Ojakangas, Little, Brown, and Company, Boston. 1988. Shared by: Karin Brewer, Cooking Echo, 6/93
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Laufabraud
Watch this audio slideshow on how to make laufabraud (leaf bread), traditional Icelandic Christmas bread served with hangikjöt, smoked lamb. These are round, thin and crisp unsweetened cakes, which are decorated with triangular cuts in all sorts of patterns. A few weeks before Christmas families across Iceland gather to make laufabraud.
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Laufabrauð are my favourite Icelandic christmas tradition. I grew up carving them with my family each year and when I moved to Spain they werent readily available anywhere so I figured to make them myself from scratch. With help from family members I was able to discover my grandmothers recipe from north of Iceland. I made them for the first time in December 2020 and made over 900, this year they will be over 1000 that we will make.
My grandmother would only approve if they were rolled out thin enough to read the newspaper through them.
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