Maitorieska (Finnish Barley Flatbread)
Maitorieska (milk rieska, pronounced "RE-ehskuh") is a barley-based flatbread that is a local specialty and a very traditional food in the Ylivieska area of Finland.
Ingredients
- 250 ml (1 cup) cold milk
- ⅓ teaspoon salt
- 250–330 ml (1–1½ cups) barley flour
Ingredients for 1 serving (415 g) · the original recipe
Method
- 1
Preheat oven to 300°C (570°F), or as high as it will go.
Oven - 2
Combine milk and salt, and add flour. Mix the ingredients well to make a dough.
- 3
Knead into a flat, round bread (about 0.5 cm / ¼ inch thick).
- 4
Bake on an oven tray for about 10 minutes or until the surface gets some darker spots. Alternatively, fry it in a pan on the stove or on open fire.
OvenStovetop - 5
Eat fresh with butter and cold milk.
Recipe from Wikibooks Cookbook, written by Wikibooks contributors. Used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; the ingredient list and method on this page are taken from that page and edited (its notes, tips and variations are not reproduced), and are available under the same licence. The macros, equipment tags and scaling are Ma Kitchen’s own and are not the source’s figures. Ma Kitchen is not affiliated with or endorsed by Wikibooks Cookbook. Copied on 2026-11-12.
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