Sisters for Yah

“Better a meal of vegetables where there is love than a fattened calf with hatred."
-Proverbs 15:17

APPETIZER (BREAD)

SULTSINA

(A rye flatbread from eastern Finland)

submitted by Sister Melodie I.

FILLING:

1/2 C Milk

1/4 tsp Salt

2 Tbl Farina (Cream of Wheat)

1 Tbl Butter - room temp.

3 - 4 Tbl Whipping Cream

RYE DOUGH:

1/2 C Warm Water

1 Tbl Butter, melted

1/4 tsp Salt

1/2 C All Purpose Flour

1/2 C Rye Flour

Additional; all purpose flour, melted butter, 'Cinnamon-Sugar'

For Filling: Bring milk to a boil in small saucepan over med. heat. Add salt, then slowly stir in farina until smooth. Return to boil & cook 1 Min. stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Cover & let stand 3 Min. Stir in butter and enough cream to make mixture spreacable. Cover filling to keep warm while preparing dough.

For Dough: Combine water, butter & salt in medium bowl. Beat in all purpose flour until smooth, using wooden spoon. Mix in rye flour. Turn dough out onto floured surface & knead until smooth, about 2 Min. adding more flour if dough is sticky. Shape into cylinder; cut into 4 pcs. Dust with flour. Reflour surface lightly. Pate each piece into small round 'cake.' Roll into 8-inch rounds. Flour tops of rounds lightly. Stack; cover with plastic wrap. Heat elec griddle (as above in "cigar" recipe). Cook 1 dough round, turning once, unitl dry & spotted with brown but still pliable, about 30 Seconds on ea side. Transfer to warm platter. Repeat with remaining rounds. Spread 2 Tbl filling down the center of each Sultsina & fold the 2 opposite edges over filling, just meeting in center, then fold again lengthwise. Cut into 2" pcs if desired. Serve immediately with the additional melted butter & cinnamon sugar for dipping. This recipe may be doubled.

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