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Kalakukko

Fish filets wrapped in a Finnish Rye bread.
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Course Main Course
Cuisine Finnland

Ingredients
  

Rye Dough

  • 3 Cups King Arthur Rye flour
  • Cups King Arthur All-Purpose Flour
  • 1 tsp sea salt
  • 1 tsp Fleishman's instant yeast
  • 4 TBS Butter unsalted and softened
  • 1⅔ cups Water

Assembly and Cooking

  • 2-3 TBS Butter unsalted
  • 2 tsp sea salt
  • 10 oz Pancetta Bacon can be used as an alternative
  • lbs Fish filets
  • 1 TBS Butter unsalted melted

Instructions
 

Dough

  • Using a food processor, combine the flours, salt and yeast and pulse well.
  • Add the softened butter and process. This will create a sandy consistency.
  • Add the water and process until you solid dough ball.
  • Place the dough in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes
  • Remove from the refrigerator and place on a floured surface. KInead until a firm shinny ball forms.
  • Let the dough sit for 15 minutes to relax the gluten.
  • Press the ball into an oval about 12 inches in diamter. Then roll to a thickness of ¼-⅛ inch as thin as possible.

Assembly and cooking

  • Spread the softened butter over the surface of the dough circle, keeping about ½ inch of the edges free of butter and the other ingredients.
  • Sprinkle the salt over the butter.
  • Layer the pancetta over the top of the butter.
  • After cleaning the fish, rinsing well and drying with paper towels, lay the filets on top of the pancetta and sprinkle with a little sea salt. Be careful not to oversalt this dish.
  • Wet the edges and roll the dough circle into a cylinder. Make sure all the edges are sealed well.
  • Place the roll on a parchment lined cookie sheet.
  • Turn on the broiler to high, place the sheet under the broiler and brown the top of the roll. Watch carefully so this does not burn.
  • Once browned turn the oven temperature to 200 degreed F.
  • Bake for 5-6 hours.
  • Some recipes suggest placing a moist towel over the roll to keep the dough soft. I prefer a crunch crust, which is why this recipe is laid out as above.
  • This can be served hot from the oven, or at room temperature. I prefer this hot from the oven.
  • Some recipes use a non-yeasted dough, I much prefer the yeasted dough. At 200 degrees there will be some rise of the dough.
Keyword Fish filets, Rye bread, Wrapped fish
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