Vörtbröd

vortbrod, vörtlimpa, vortlimpa, limpa, wort bread

Limpa (swedish for loaf) is a sweet scandinavian rye bread, associated with swedish cuisine. it is a yeast-leavened spice loaf, sweetened with brown sugar and molasses which comes in a large variety in regards to whether or not butter-enriched, and which spices are being used. traditional bread spices are anise, caraway, fennel seeds, and bitter orange. typically baked during the christmas season, the festive wort breads/loaves (swedish: vörtbröd / vörtlimpa) are flavoured with spices like anise, caraway, and fennel seeds, and often orange rinds, raisins or sultanas, and dark beer, in addition to the wort. its distinct taste and look is in large part due to the addition of wort to the dou...

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