Finnish Christmas Bread - Joululeipä, a traditional recipe from the Worldwide Gourmet

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Finnish Christmas Bread - Joululeipä Recipe

Recipe

Total time: more than 2 hours

Preparation time: 30 minutes
+ 90 minutes rising time
Baking time: 40 minutes
Oven temperature: 200° C (400° F)

Difficulty: Easy

Chef's Note

Can be frozen

Ingredients

Ingredients for 3 loaves

- 1 liter (4 cups) buttermilk

- 50 g (2 oz.) yeast

- 200 ml (3/4 cup) Molasses

- 2 tbsp. grated bitter orange zest

- 1/2 tbsp. ground cumin

- 1 tbsp. salt

- 800 ml (3 1/4 cups) rye flour

- 400 ml (1 1/2 cups) graham flour

- 100 ml (6 tbsp.) wheat flour

Method

Warm the buttermilk;
crumble in the yeast and add the molasses and spices;
mix in the flours and knead well; cover and let rise. If the kitchen is drafty, place the covered bowl in a pan of hot water.
divide the dough into three and form into round loaves; place the loaves in a warm place to rise; prick with a fork before placing in the oven; bake for about 40 minutes.

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