What are the characteristics of Farmer's Bread?

Farmer's bread refers to the bread under the traditional craft, in the shape of a cross cut on a round loaf. It is the most common form of bread in European history. The bread can be white or dark.

The cross in the picture

The bread, which is still widely made in the Middle Ages, needs to be baked at a temperature of 350 ° Celsius to form a loaf, with butter added to the dough, fermented into a hemisphere, with a cross cut out of the top, and then baked for 20 minutes in an oven

Medieval people baked the bread

The diameter of the loaf was 20 -30 cm

The flavor was buttery and salty, and the texture was powdery and hard

In addition to using bread as food, medieval people often used it as a plate, like a large wooden platter in the olden days, and the bread would be sliced into flat, thick slices. Then other things like meat or thick sauces would be placed on the bread. When the meat was finished, the bread was also eaten. This is still a specialty in Sweden today.