Description
This is a Swedish Christmas Bread with candied fruits and a yummy cardamom flavor.
Ingredients
- 2 cups scalded milk
- 1 cup butter, melted
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 cup white sugar
- 2 (.25 ounce) packages active dry yeast
- ½ cup warm water (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)
- 8 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon ground cardamom
- ½ cup candied cherries, sliced
- ½ cup chopped candied citron
- 1 cup golden raisins
- 1 egg white, beaten
Instructions
- Dissolve yeast in warm water.
- Pour cold milk into a wide
- shallow
- heavy-bottomed saucepan. Heat over medium heat
- stirring frequently
- until small bubbles appear around the outside of the saucepan.
- Remove from the heat and transfer to a large bowl. Stir in sugar
- melted butter
- and salt; let sit until lukewarm
- 5 to 10 minutes.
- Add yeast mixture
- then stir in 4 cups flour. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled in size
- about 2 hours.
- Punch down dough. Stir in raisins
- cherries
- citron
- and cardamom. Work in remaining 4 1/2 cups flour until a soft dough forms. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled in size
- 2 to 3 hours.
- Knead dough slightly on a lightly floured surface. Divide into fourths and form into round loaves. Place loaves onto greased cookie sheets. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled in size
- 1 to 2 hours.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Brush loaves with egg white.
- Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown
- 30 to 40 minutes.
Prep Time: 20 mins
Cook Time: 40 mins
Total Time: 6 hrs
Servings: 48