Polar bread with cream cheese and salmon

Ingredients

4 servings

• 250 g flour
• 170 g water
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 2 pinches of salt
• 10 g yeast
• 100 g rye flour
• 50 g crème fraîche
• 8 slices of smoked salmon
• 300 g cream cheese

Steps

1. 1

   To prepare the polar bread: start by rehydrating the yeast with the water, let it rest for 10 minutes.

2. 2

   Mix the flour, sugar, and salt. Add the crème fraîche.

3. 3

   Add the water and yeast while kneading until you get a non-sticky ball of dough.

4. 4

   Let it rest for 1 hour in a bowl covered with a damp cloth.

5. 5

   When the dough has risen, deflate it by reworking it. Divide it into 8 pieces.

6. 6

   Roll out each piece of dough to form discs about 15 cm wide and fairly thick.

7. 7

   Let them rest for another 15 minutes under a damp cloth.

8. 8

   Using a fork, prick the surface of each disc.

9. 9

   Heat a pan over medium heat.

10. 10

    Brown each bread for 1 minute per side. Let them cool on a wire rack.

11. 11

    Spread each bread with cream cheese, place slices of smoked salmon on top.