Grandma Nett's Swedish Coffee Bread
- Ready In:
- 35mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Yields:
-
6 short loaves
ingredients
directions
- Mix yeast and lukewarm water in a large bowl to proof and set aside.
- Scald milk in a large saucepan. Add butter, sugar, salt, and cardamom to milk and cool to lukewarm. Once milk is lukewarm, add to yeast mixture.
- Add eggs and mix well.
- Add half the flour, mix, add remainder, mix and knead on floured board until smooth and satiny.
- Place in lightly buttered bowl, turning over once to coat with shortening. Cover with thin towel. Let rise in warm place until double.
- Punch down and form braids on greased baking sheet. (Divide in 2, then each half in 3, then each of these in 3 . Braid 3 portions together. Total 6 short loaves.).
- Let rise and bake until golden and springs back when thumped.
- No temp given, but we assume 350 and about 25 minutes to bake.
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