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Prep Time: 240 Minutes Cook Time: 30 Minutes |
Ready In: 270 Minutes Servings: 6 |
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When the United-States purchased Alaska in 1867, many inhabitants of Finland left to settle in southern British Columbia. This explains why this Finnish recipe comes from Haley, BC. Ingredients:
3/4 cup milk |
1/2 cup sugar |
1 teaspoon salt |
1/3 cup butter |
1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom |
1/3 cup warm water (100f) |
1 (8 g) envelope active dry yeast |
2 eggs, beaten |
2 cups all-purpose flour |
3 1/4 cups all-purpose flour (3-3 1/2 cups) |
2 tablespoons sugar |
1 tablespoon hot coffee |
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Directions:
1. Heat milk until it is just under boiling point.
2. Pour into a large bowl and add 1/2 cup of sugar, salt, butter, and cardamom.
3. Stir until butter is melted.
4. Set aside to cool.
5. In the meantime, dissolve 1 teaspoon of sugar into warm water.
6. Sprinkle yeast on top.
7. Set aside for 10 minutes.
8. Then, stir vigorously with a fork and add to warm milk, along with the eggs.
9. Add vigorously 2 cups of flour.
10. Then, add 3-31/2 cups of flour.
11. Work last part of flour with a rotating movement of the hand.
12. Turn dough onto a floured surface and knead 8-10 minutes.
13. Place dough in a large, generously greased, bowl.
14. Turn over in bowl so that surface of dough is completely greased.
15. Cover with wax paper and a damp cloth and set aside until volume has doubled (about 2 hours).
16. Punch the dough to deflate it and divide into 3 portions.
17. Divide each portion in 3, roll out into sticks 15 inches long and 1 inch in diameter. Braid.
18. Repeat with two other portions.
19. Place braids on greased cookie sheets, cover, and set aside until volume has doubled (about 1h15min).
20. Bake 30-35 minutes at 375F .
21. Delay 2 tablespoons of sugar into hot coffee.
22. Brush over the bread as soon as you take it out from the oven.
23. Sprinkle with sugar.
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