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Barley for Food and Health: Science, Technology, and Products

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218 BARLEY FOODS: SELECTED TRADITIONAL BARLEY RECIPES<br />

<strong>and</strong> barley bread were available in grocery stores. This was the beginning of an<br />

enduring fascination with barley recipes. <strong>Barley</strong> flatbread has a long history in<br />

Sc<strong>and</strong>inavia, particularly in rural areas.<br />

5tspdryyeast<br />

3Tbspwarmwater<br />

4 tsp butter<br />

2 cups whole milk<br />

2 tsp salt<br />

3 Tbsp molasses or corn syrup<br />

1<br />

2<br />

tsp caraway seeds, crushed (optional)<br />

3 cups barley flour<br />

2 cups white wheat flour<br />

Dissolve the yeast in the warm water. Heat the milk <strong>and</strong> butter to 110 ◦ F,<br />

then place in a large bowl. Add the yeast mixture, salt, molasses, caraway, <strong>and</strong><br />

barley flour. Mix well. Slowly fold in the white wheat flour to <strong>for</strong>m a soft dough.<br />

Cover the dough <strong>and</strong> let rise <strong>for</strong> 30 minutes. Turn the dough out on a board <strong>and</strong><br />

knead <strong>for</strong> 5 minutes. Cut into 16 pieces <strong>and</strong> roll out into circles about 5 inches in<br />

diameter. Pierce the tops of the loaves with a <strong>for</strong>k. Bake at 500 ◦ F on a greased<br />

sheet <strong>for</strong> about 7 minutes. The loaves should be puffy <strong>and</strong> slightly browned. Cool<br />

under a towel.<br />

NORTHEASTERN EUROPE: FINLAND<br />

Talkkuna<br />

Talkkuna is a typical food throughout northeastern Europe, with variations in<br />

different regions. (This <strong>and</strong> the following Finnish recipe are courtesy of Hannu<br />

Ahokas, Jokioinen, Finl<strong>and</strong>, who transcribed the recipes given to him by his<br />

mother, who was born in 1922.)<br />

Talkkuna is a type of precooked, dried grain used as a convenience food <strong>for</strong><br />

breakfast or as a starchy food with soup or meat. <strong>Barley</strong> grains, often mixed with<br />

oats <strong>and</strong>/or peas, are soaked <strong>for</strong> several hours in hot water. When the grains are<br />

swollen, they are drained <strong>and</strong> spread to dry in an oven with very low heat, so<br />

as to prevent burning. The grains are then ground to a very fine meal <strong>and</strong> stored<br />

in a dry place. Talkkuna is generally eaten with sour milk or yogurt. Sugar <strong>and</strong><br />

fruit are sometimes added. Talkkuna can also be made into a porridge <strong>and</strong> eaten<br />

with butter on top.<br />

<strong>Barley</strong> Baked on Leaves (Ohralehikäiset)<br />

Half a head of fresh cabbage<br />

1 cup pearled barley

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