Laufabrauð

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Child decorating laufabrauð before frying.
Child decorating laufabrauð before frying.

Laufabrauð (Icelandic for "leaf bread") is a traditional kind of Icelandic bread that is most often eaten in the christmas season.[1] Originating from northern Iceland but now eaten throughout the entire country[1], it consists of round, thin flat cakes with a diameter of about 15 to 20 cm (6 to 8 inches), decorated with leaf-like, geometric patterns and fried briefly in hot fat.[2]

Laufabrauð can be bought in bakeries or made at home, either with ready-made dough or from scratch[1]; patterns are either cut by hand or created using a heavy brass roller, the laufabrauðsjárn ("leaf bread iron").[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c Salvör Gissurardóttir (2000). Laufabrauð - "Leaf Bread". Retrieved on 2007-12-09.
  2. ^ a b Hanneck, Maike [2004]. Island-Kochbuch (in German). túrí, pp. 30–31. ISBN 9979-9641-0-3. OCLC 76585143. 
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