Cardamom Bread

Title:
Cardamom Bread

Yield:
4 Servings

Categories:
Bakery,
Spices,
Yeast
bread




Ingredients:





     2 c  Milk


   1/2 c  Sugar


     7 c  Flour


     1 tb Cardamom


   1/4 c  Butter


 2 1/4 ts Yeast


     1    Egg






 Scald the milk. Place milk, sugar, and butter in a large mixing bowl.


 


 When the milk is lukewarm, add the yeast, the egg, the cardamom, and 4 cups


 of the flour; beat thoroughly. Gradually add the remaining flour. Knead


 until smooth and elastic.


 


 Place the dough in a greased bowl and brush top with melted butter. Let


 rise until doubled in bulk (2 to 4 hours). Punch down and knead again.


 Shape and place in bread pans. Brush with melted butter and let rise until


 very light (1 or 2 hours).


 


 Bake 15 to 20 minutes.


 


 SOURCE >from lara@froghouse.org >from Caravanserai: Mixing Spices with


 History: Recipes With Cardamom www.bayarea.net/~emerald/caravan/ Site has


 information about the history of cardamom, its storage, uses and folklore


 and mail order. Busted by phannema@wizard.ucr.edu (jan 1998)


 


 Notes: MAKES 2 LOAVES. TIPS: Have all ingredients at room temperature.


 Preheat oven to 400F and grease two bread pans.


 


 Recipe by: Caravanserai: Recipes with Cardamom


 


 Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #1018 by KitPATh 
on


 Jan 16, 1998