Coffee Bread

Name: Coffee Bread
Prep time: 3 h
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 3 h 20 min
Yield: 18 buns, 18 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1/4 cup lukewarm water; 2 (1/4 ounce) packages dry yeast; 2 eggs, slightly beaten; 1/3 cup sugar; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 3/4 cup warm milk; 1/3 cup melted butter; 4 1/2 cups flour

Recipe by CJAY8248

This is from Melting Pot Potluck. It was put together to announce the arrival of a new pastor and his wife. Origin: Finland.

READY IN: 3hrs 20mins

SERVES: 18

YIELD: 18 buns

UNITS: US

INGREDIENTS

Nutrition

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cup lukewarm water
2

(1/4 ounce) packages dry yeast
2

eggs, slightly beaten
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cup sugar
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teaspoon salt
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cup warm milk
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cup melted butter
4 ¹⁄₂

cups flour

DIRECTIONS

Add yeast to lukewarm water and let stand 5 minutes. Add eggs, sugar, and salt; mix well. Mix the melted butter and warm milk together, add this and the flour alternately to the egg mixture. Mix with a spoon until quite stiff. Then knead with hands until dough is smooth and springy. Place into a fairly large bowl, cover with a towel, and let rise in a warm place for 1 1/2 hours or until doubled in bulk. Shape into 2 large braids or 1 1/2 dozen buns. (Buns are made by rolling a ball of dough out about 4-5" in length and forming into a knot.) Cover and let rise 1 1/2 hours or until doubled in bulk. Punch down; let rise again. Bake braids at 350* for approximately 20 minutes. Bake buns at 400* for 10-15 minutes. Immediately after removing from oven, brush top with slightly beaten egg whites and sprinkle with granulated sugar. Finely chopped nuts or candied fruits can also be added.