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Karask

Karask is an Estonian barley bread with a mild cereal flavour and a tender, substantial crumb.

About Karask

Karask is an Estonian barley bread with a mild cereal flavour and a tender, substantial crumb. This buttermilk rendition has a gently tangy character and a simple, rustic appearance.

Barley flour gives the bread its distinctive grain flavour. Eggs and buttermilk enrich the crumb, while a small amount of sugar rounds out the savoury balance.

The bread is served warm. Butter is offered alongside, with chives adding a fresh onion-like note and a green accent to the bread.

Allergens in this recipe

Contains: Milk, Egg, Barley (gluten).

Other allergen details are unconfirmed.

Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.

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Ingredients in Karask

Estonian Dairy Association’s traditional buttermilk karask.

Ingredient details & uncertainties

Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.

  • Buttermilk: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Milk source-confirmed. Actual49, normal dairy Milk; exact product unprovided.
  • Eggs: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Egg source-confirmed. Actual50.
  • Salt: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual51.
  • Sugar: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual52, no Honey from separate curd version.
  • Baking soda: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual53/56.
  • Barley flour: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Barley (gluten) source-confirmed. Actual54, literal Barley independently confirms cereal identity.
  • Oil, type unspecified: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual55 lists oil but method56 does not identify its addition stage; retained, no vegetable species assumed.
  • Butter: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Milk source-confirmed. Required literal tin grease56; first offered Butter service57 is optional but shared Butter remains required. Egg-and-butter spread alternative unselected.
  • Chives (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual57 plenty of Chives with offered final Butter service; side-only optional after complete bread.

Origins & food traditions

Countries

  • Estonia
  • EstoniaCatalogue link pending review

Cuisines & regions

Sources & references
  1. Estonian Dairy Association — Karask, traditional Estonian barley bread