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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Scandinavian >> Swedish

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. In a large bowl, dissolve the yeast in the warm water; add the 1 teaspoon sugar, stir, and let stand for 5 minutes until yeast foams. Empty the milk into a pan and warm just to between 105 F and 115°F Add milk, sugar according to sweetness desired, salt, cardamom, eggs, and half the flour. Beat with an electric mixer or spoon until dough is smooth and shiny. Beat in the melted butter. Add remaining flour 1 cup at a time until dough is stiff but not dry. Cover and let rest for 15 minutes. Turn out onto lightly floured board and knead until satiny and smooth, about 10 minutes. Wash bowl, grease it, and add dough to bowl, turning to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 to 1 1/2 hours. Turn risen dough out onto breadboard and divide into 3 portions. | 2. Divide each portion into 3 parts. Roll out to make strands about 24 inches long. Make 3 braids, using 3 strands. Place on lightly greased baking sheets. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 1 hour. | 3. Preheat oven to 375°F Mix egg and milk to make glaze and brush braids with the mixture. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes until golden, or until a wooden skewer inserted in the center comes out clean. | 4. Makes 3 braided loaves. | 5. The Great Scandinavian Baking Book. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
active yeast	2	tablespoons		-	-	-	-
water	1/2	cup		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
sugar	1	teaspoon		18.354	4.5908	0.0	0.0
milk	1 1/2	1/2	undiluted evaporated sweetened condensed	828.0	19.944000000000003	8.244	85.824
sugar	1/2 - 1	cup		18.354	4.5908	0.0	0.0
salt	2	teaspoons		-	-	-	-
cardamom	1 1/2	1/2	ground crushed	9.33	2.0541	0.3228	0.201
egg	4			286.0	1.44	25.12	19.02
purpose flour	7 -8	cups		-	-	-	-
butter	1/2	cup	melted	684.0	31.428	21.372	57.6
egg	1	slightly		286.0	1.44	25.12	19.02
milk	2	tablespoons		18.3	1.4340000000000002	0.945	0.981

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