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[[Image:Mämmi-2.jpg|thumb|250px|Mämmi with cream and sugar]]

 

 

Mämmi is traditionally made of water, [[rye]] flour, and powdered [[malted]] rye, seasoned salt, and dried powdered [[Seville orange]] [[Zest (ingredient)|zest]]. The mixture is then allowed to go through a slow natural sweetening process before being baked in an oven until set with [[Maillard reaction]]. Preparation takes many hours, and after baking the mämmi is stored chilled for three to four days before being ready to eat.<ref>Nordic Recipe Archive [http://www.dlc.fi/~marianna/gourmet/mammi.htm "Mämmi "]</ref> Instead of being allowed to sweeten naturally, traditionally, commercially made mämmi is usually seasoned with dark [[molasses]]. Traditional mämmi tastes aromatic sweet, having only up to 2% sugar, but commercially produced mämmi can have as much as 20% sugar and tastes different, not so aromatic sweet. Mämmi has up to 10% protein and is rich in trace elements.{{Citation needed|date=April 2017}} Mämmi was traditionally stored in small bowls made of [[birch bark]] called ''tuokkonen'' or ''rove''. Finnish [[Packaging and labeling|packaging]] still prints birch bark-like texture on the carton boxes.