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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Scandinavian >> Norwegian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. in a heatproof bowl, put all raisins together and cover with approximately 5 cups of boiling water to soften. set aside. | 2. mix the 2 packages of dry yeast with 1/2 cup of warm water. mix well and let sit. | 3. boil 2 cups of milk until scalded. turn down heat to medium and add the 3/4 cup of butter until melted. remove from heat and set aside. | 4. in a large bowl measure 3/4 cup granulated sugar, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 of the container of cardamom. mix well. | 5. add the two beaten eggs to the dry mixture. then add the milk/butter mixture. gradually add 6 of the 8 cups of flour and the dissolved yeast. | 6. drain the raisins. add the raisins and citron to the mix. now add the remaining 2 cups of flour. | 7. time to knead the bread! i use my heavy-duty mixer as it is easier on my hands and back. if manual knead, place dough on floured breadboard and knead completely. | 8. once the bread is kneaded, place into a large pre-floured bowl and cover with a dish towel or cloth allowing it to rise for 1 hour. | 9. after the dough has risen, cut it into two loaves. place each into a pre-greased, pre-floured baking loaf pan. | 10. again, cover each loaf pan and allow to rise for another hour. | 11. before placing the loaves into a pre-heated 300 degree oven, cut the top of each loaf with an X design, or a fancy cut design of your choice, and brush with 1 beaten egg. | 12. bake the loaves for 45 minutes at 300 degrees. increase the heat to 325 degrees for the next 30-45 minutes (test after 30 minutes with a toothpick for doneness - make take longer, make take less depending on your oven temperature). | 13. remove the loaves from the oven and brush with 2 tablespoons of melted butter. | 14. let loaves cool completely before removing from pans. | 15. note: if you choose to omit the citron, which i do often, use 2 cups each of the golden and regular raisins instead. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
cardamom	1	jar	ground	-	-	-	-
citron	1	cup	chopped	-	-	-	-
golden raisin	1 1/2	cups		747.45	196.812	8.3902	1.1385
raisin	1 1/2	1/2		747.45	196.812	8.3902	1.1385
water	5	cups	boiling	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
yeast	2	packages		-	-	-	-
water	1/2	cup		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
milk	2	cups	scalded low-fat	1104.0	26.592	10.992	114.432
butter	3/4	cup	salted	171.0	7.857	5.343	14.4
sugar	3/4	cup	granulated	239.85	45.006	7.5075	3.7439999999999998
salt	1	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
egg	2			143.0	0.72	12.56	9.51
flour	8	cups		4626.24	1012.8432	75.208	17.9488
egg	1			143.0	0.72	12.56	9.51
butter	2	tablespoons	melted	171.0	7.857	5.343	14.4

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.