Cardamom Coffee Cakes

Title:
Cardamom Coffee Cakes

Yield:
2 Servings

Categories:
Bread,
Christmas




Ingredients:





 1 1/2 c  Milk


   3/4 c  Sugar


   1/2 c  Butter


     3    Egg yolks


     1 pk Cake yeast


 6 1/4 c  Sifted all-purpose flour


   1/4 ts Salt


     1 ts Cardamom





----------------------------------TOPPING----------------------------------


     2 tb Milk


     6 tb Sugar





 1. Scald milk and cool to lukewarm.  Crumble yeast into bowl, add 1 Tsp


 sugar and lukewarm milk.


 


 2. Beat in 3 cups flour; beat until smooth.  Cover well and let rise until


 light and double in bulk, 1 - 1-1/2 hours.


 


 3. Add soft butter, remaining sugar, salt, egg yolks, cardamom and 3 cups


 flour.  Mix thoroughly.  Place remaining 1/4 cup flour on board or pastry


 cloth for kneading.


 


 4. Turn out dough and knead until smooth and elastic.  Place in greased


 bowl.  Cover well.  Set aside to rise until double in bulk, 1 to 1-1/2


 hours.


 


 5. Cut risen dough in half for two cofee cakes (braids).  Cut each half


 into 3 pieces.  Roll each piece into a roll 16 inches long.  Pinch 3 rolls


 together at one end, braid and pinch other ends together.  Place braid on


 cookie sheet.  Make second braid and place on cookie sheet.


 


 6. Let braids rise until double in bulk, about 45 minutes.  For topping


 brush each braid with 1 Tbsp milk and sprinkle with 3 Tbsp sugar.


 


 7. Bake in moderate oven (375) 25 to 30 minutes.


 


 Yield: 2 coffee cakes


 


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