Many European international locations have a beloved model of rye bread and Iceland isn’t any totally different. The one factor is, theirs is baked in a extra unconventional method: underground.
Lava bread is a dense, barely candy loaf baked in Iceland’s famed volcanic scorching springs. A pot of batter-like dough is buried below volcanic sand within the night and dug up within the morning. The persistently heat temperature gradual cooks the loaf in a single day so all that’s left to do within the morning is get pleasure from a heat, recent slice with a bit butter.
The bread is lower into skinny slices and retains moisture like a hefty slice of cake. It’s nice candy or savoury and is simply as pleasant with honey and butter as it’s with smoked fish and crème fraîche.
If you happen to don’t have a scorching spring of your individual at dwelling (loopy, I do know) then no worries, you already know what else maintains a low temperature? The trusty gradual cooker.
How you can make lava bread at dwelling
- 2 ½ cups rye flour
- 1 cup plain flour
- ⅓ cup brown sugar
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp salt
Add the above components to a big bowl and blend to distribute.
Stir in milk to type a thick batter-like dough.
Pour the dough into the greased bowl of your gradual cooker. When you’ve got a big gradual cooker think about doubling the recipe to attain a thicker loaf.
Be sure that to wrap the lid of your gradual cooker in a tea towel to catch drips in any other case your bread might be soggy within the morning.
Cook dinner on low for 8 hours. Within the morning, end up the bread and funky barely earlier than slicing skinny. Serve with butter.
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