Norwegian Kneip Bread

I'm cookin''s Note:

This bread is great and I could not find it anywhere on the internet. I have two recipes; I will put the easiest recipe on. Please bear with me, I have not put a recipe on here before. My aunt made this every week. I could have lived on this when I was in Norway.

• Total Time: 45 mins
• Prep Time: 0 mins
• Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 10-12

Yield: 3.0 breads

• 8 cups flour
• 3 cups coarse wheat flour (cracked wheat berries)
• 4 ½ teaspoons salt
• 30 g yeast
• 30 g margarine
• 2 cups milk
• 2 cups water

Directions:

1. Mix all dry ingredients together.
2. In a bowl heat 1 1/2 c milk and 1 1/2 c water; add margarine till melted.
3. Heat 1/2 c milk and 1/2 c water just till slightly warm then add yeast.
4. Add wet ingredients to dry a little at a time; mix after each addition of wet ingredients.
5. Flour table; place dough on flour and then knead for at least 10 minutes.
6. Place dough in a large greased bowl and put in a warm place.
7. When double in bulk, turn out on floured table and knead 5 minutes.
8. Divide into 3.
9. Place in greased loaf pans.
10. Let stand in warm place till doubled.
11. Bake 45 minutes at 400°F.

Reviews

[Mikekey]

This is a very tasty bread with a nice chewy texture. Went great with soup. I cut recipe in thirds, but next time will make full recipe and freeze 2 loaves so I have some when I make soup during the winter! I used whole wheat flour and whole wheat bran. Couldn't find wheat berries, but will go looking for them next time. Made for Fall 2008 My-3-Chefs.