Finnish Rye Bread with Egg Butter (Karjalanpiirakka-Style Topping)
Finnish rye bread topped with warm mashed egg butter for a simple savoury breakfast inspired by the classic Karelian-pie accompaniment.
⏱ 15 min total🔪 8 min prep🔥 7 min cookEasyServes 4Finnish
Ingredients
- •8 slices rye bread
- •4 eggs
- •4 tbsp unsalted butter, softened
- •1/4 tsp salt
- •1/4 tsp black pepper
Directions
- 1Boil the eggs for 7 minutes, then cool and peel.
- 2Chop the eggs while still slightly warm.
- 3Mash eggs with softened butter, salt, and black pepper.
- 4Toast or warm the rye bread if desired.
- 5Spread the egg butter generously over the bread.
- 6Serve immediately.
💡 Mash the eggs while slightly warm so the butter melts just enough to bind the topping.
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