Traditional Swedish Bread Baking
14 Video Views·Jul 24, 2023
Like the bread you make, like the counterpart you'll get. At least that's what Swedish folklore tells us and what Ann-Louise Lung, antique collector at Hägnan in Gammelstad Kyrkstad - a UNESCO World Heritage Site - can tell a story.
Now we're going to bake the bread. You've had to wait a long time.
I've been working with fire since early in the morning.
I've made the dough.
It depends on how big your hands are.
About this big, so that it fits in your hand.
And then you roll it, so that it doesn't come off.
And then you take the rolling pin.
And then you start, back and forth, and let it work well.
And then you can turn it.
It's a good way if you want it round and nice.
And then it's like this.
That kind of bread you make, you get that kind of crust.
So if you make beautiful bread, you get a very stiff crust.
But it's not the appearance that's important.
It's the other stuff.
It's nice and stiff.
Perfect to eat.
The yeast.
You have to have it in water.
Then you take buckwheat flour.
It's this big, round one.
And buckwheat flour.
That's what they're called in Bonska.
And when you put the bread in, you just make a little knot, like this.
So that it's in place.
And then you take the stick that you spread with.
And when it starts to bubble, you can start to turn it a little bit.
And since this is going to be a soft bread, I spread it.
It didn't turn out so bad.
And then you soak it.
And then you remove the excess flour.
Yes, I think my old man will be quite beautiful anyway.