Norwegian Kneip Bread

Total Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 8 cups flour
• 3 cups coarse wheat flour (cracked wheat berries)
• 4 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 30 g yeast
• 30 g margarine
• 2 cups milk
• 2 cups water

Recipe

• 1 mix all dry ingredients together.
• 2 in a bowl heat 1 1/2 c milk and 1 1/2 c water; add margarine till melted.
• 3 heat 1/2 c milk and 1/2 c water just till slightly warm then add yeast.
• 4 add wet ingredients to dry a little at a time; mix after each addition of wet ingredients.
• 5 flour table; place dough on flour and then knead for at least 10 minutes.
• 6 place dough in a large greased bowl and put in a warm place.
• 7 when double in bulk, turn out on floured table and knead 5 minutes.
• 8 divide into 3.
• 9 place in greased loaf pans.
• 10 let stand in warm place till doubled.
• 11 bake 45 minutes at 400°f.