Þrumari

Thunder Bread

Here is a recipe for a very special rye bread that is traditionally served with Þorrablót in Iceland. Incidentally, it owes its name to the fact that eating this bread can lead to certain loud consequences for the eater afterwards...

Ingredients

300 g wheat flour
500 g rye flour
250 g sugar
300 ml milk
300 ml buttermilk
1 Tbsp salt


Preparation

Thoroughly wash out two empty milk cartons, dry them and cut off the top ends.
 
Put all the ingredients together in a large bowl and mix thoroughly to form a smooth dough.

Then pour the dough evenly into the two milk cartons, carefully close the top of the cartons with aluminum foil and bake in a preheated oven at 175 °F (80 °C) upper and lower heat for about 16 to 18 hours, ...

...until the dough is thoroughly dry and easily comes off the surface of the milk carton packaging.

Traditionally, this “thunder bread” is served as a side dish to the hearty dishes at Þorrablot . Rotten shark, singed sheepshead, black pudding and co. send greetings!

[Translated from here.]