LEAF BREAD

LEAFBREAD Icelandic Patterned Delicatessen It is an extremely thin bread, evolved in poverty in Iceland, when wheat was a rarity except among the rich. The practical housewives flattened the dough into thin circles, like pancakes. The cake was then artistically carved by the family, gathered for making the leafbread for Christmas. The carving was to make up for the poor dough quality.