Name: Kake Brod (Swedish Flat Bread)

Ingredients:

• 1 1/4 ounces yeast
• 1/4 cup warm water
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 1 1/3 cups warm milk
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 2 tablespoons softened butter
• 4 -5 cups unbleached white flour

Instructions:

• Sprinkle yeast on warm water.
• Add honey and set aside.
• In large bowl, mix warm milk, salt, butter and 2 cups of flour.
• Beat with mixer or wooden spoon until smooth.
• Gradually add rest of flour.
• Turn onto floured board and knead until all the flour is used and dough is not sticky.
• Invert bowl over dough and let rest 10 minutes.
• Knead 8 to 10 minutes until smooth and elastic.
• Return dough to bowl and let rise about 1 hour.
• Punch down and divide in 2 parts.
• Butter 2 round pizza pans or cookie sheets.
• Roll dough to fit pans.
• Place in pans and press the edges with fingers to make it fit the pan.
• Prick all over with a fork.
• Cover with damp cloth and let rise until doubled in thickness, about 30 minutes.
• Bake in a 350 degree oven for about 10 to 15 minutes until golden brown.
• Butter the top generously with melted butter as soon as it is removed from the oven.
• Cool slightly on a wire rack before serving.

Comments: 2/14/2014 - It took about three hours from start to finish, much of which was just waiting. I used 4 cups of flour. The recipe does not say when to add the yeast mixture; I added it after all the flour. It took more than 15 minutes to get a golden brown.

Source: http://www.food.com/recipe/kake-brod-swedish-flat-bread-425413

Whole wheat flat bread (from a recipe card by Gail from dictation by Helen Holm)

Only let raise once
  Take out with rolling pin like pie crust (to about 1 inch?)
   Poke with fork holes
  1/2 - 3/4 hour in oven 
   
   Jenny didn't put salt in it

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