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| Elsie's Cardamom Coffee Cake |
| Ingredients 2 packages of dry yeast 2 cups lukewarm milk 1 cup + 2 tablspoons Sugar 3 teaspoons ground cardamon 2 teaspoons salt 5 whole eggs, lightly beaten 8 cups flour 1 stick unsalted butter, melted, and cooled 1/3-cup water Method Preheat oven to 350. Dissolve yeast in milk in large bowl. Add salt and 1-cup sugar and stir until dissolved. Add flour; sprinkle cardamon on flour and mix. Add beaten eggs and mix. Add cooled butter, mix. Knead with greased hands until dough is no longer sticky. Put dough into a greased bowl and cover loosely with a towel. Put the bowl in a warm place and let the dough rest until it has doubled in size. Knead the risen dough lightly on a pastry board. Divide dough into 4 equal parts. Divide each part into 3. Roll into long ropes and braid them together. Put loaves into greased loaf pans, cover loosely with a towel and let rest a second time until it has doubled in size. Bake loaves for 20 –25 minutes until golden brown. Sprinkle with remaining 2 Tablespoons sugar while loaves are still warm. Makes 4 loaves |