Icelandic Leaf Bread Recipe

 

Icelandic Leaf Bread

STEP 1

Whisk flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a bowl. Cut butter into flour mixture using two forks or your fingers, forming pea-size crumbles. Stir in milk until dough forms. Transfer dough to a lightly floured surface; knead until smooth. Divide dough into twenty-five 1-oz. balls; working with 1 ball at a time, roll dough into a 7" disk, about 1⁄16" thick. (Cover remaining dough with a damp towel to prevent dough from drying out.) Using a paring knife and working outwards from the center of the disk, cut rows of nested V’s 1⁄4" apart. Use a knife to lift the tip of every other V; fold each tip back to cross over the V behind it, pressing the dough to adhere. (See our step-by-step guide to cutting the leaf bread) Store cut dough disks between parchment paper and cover with a damp towel until ready to fry.

STEP 2

Heat 2" oil in a 6-qt. saucepan until a deep-fry thermometer reads 400°. Fry 1 dough disk at a time, flipping once, until crisp, about 30 seconds. Transfer to paper towels to drain. They taste really good with cinnamon and sugar or powdered sugar.

Recipe from Saveur.com