Norwegian Flat Bread

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup boiling water
• 4-4 1/2 cups flour
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda

Directions

1. 1

   Heat oven to 400º.

2. 2

   In large bowl combine whole wheat flour, sugar, butter and water. Let stand 5 minutes.

3. 3

   Stir in all remaining ingredients using enough flour to make dough easy to handle.

4. 4

   Turn dough onto lightly floured surface; knead until smooth (5 minutes).

5. 5

   Divide dough in half; shape each half into 12x2 1/2 inch roll.

6. 6

   Cut each roll into 12 portions.

7. 7

   On lightly floured surface roll each portion to 1/8 inch thickness (flat breads will be irregular in shape).

8. 8

   Place on cookie sheets.

9. 9

   Bake 10 to 13 minutes or until golden brown.