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Swedish Hardtack - Knäckebröd
 
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Prep Time: 15 Minutes
Cook Time: 15 Minutes
Ready In: 30 Minutes
Servings: 24
A very crisp and tender cracker. From the Scandinavian chapter of The United States Regional Cookbook, Culinary Institute of Chicago, 1947.
Ingredients:
1 pint buttermilk
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter (not spread or tub product) or 1/2 cup other shortening, melted (not spread or tub product)
1 teaspoon salt
7/8 teaspoon baking soda
3 1/2 cups rye flour, coarsely ground (you may need to adjust the quantity, depending on the texture of the dough)
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 425F and lightly grease a cookie sheet.
2. Place the dry ingredients into a bowl; add all the melted butter and the buttermilk a cup at a time (you're looking for a thick dough).
3. Shape into 24 balls; dip into flour.
4. Roll out very thin and prick the dough evenly all over with a fork.
5. Bake until brown, about 15 minutes.
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