| Rye %: | 57% |
| Stages: | Straight dough |
| Leaven: | Instant yeast |
| Start to Finish: | 3 hours |
| Hands-on Time: | 30-40 minutes |
| Yield: | Eight 4 oz./115 g breads |
Just about all of the Christmas breads I’ve seen are sweet and typically feature spices, fruits and/or nuts in great profusion. This Christmas crispbread from Sweden, however, goes against the tide: it’s an austere bread whose characteristics lead me to view it as a relic of life in Sweden’s frigid north, where the living was hard and the only luxuries available were modest at best.

