Finnish Coffee Bread
Recipe Number: 774
Contributor: charm
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Serves:
Calories Per Serving:
Preparation Time:
Difficulty: Average
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| Ingredients: |
1 yeast cake
2 cups milk, lukewarm
3 eggs
1/2 tsp cardamon, ground
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1 cup sugar
1/4 lb butter, softened
2 tsp salt
7 cups flour |
| Cooking
Instructions: |
Dissolve yeast in 2 scant Tb. lukewarm water
Beat eggs, add sugar and salt, beat well with a wooden spoon
Add milk and yeast and enough flour to make a thin batter
Beat well, cover and set aside in a warm place until batter forms bubbles
Add cardomon and beat well
Work in remaining flour to make a moderately stiff dough (Note 1)
Last work in softened butter and knead until smooth (Note 2 & 3)
Divide into 3 equal portions and shape into 3 braids
Turn each braid into itself to make 3 round, braided loaves
Let stand about 1 hour until double in bulk
Bake at 350 degrees about 30 minutes
When cool, make a glaze from powdered sugar and water and baste each loave
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