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Cardamom Coffee Cakes
Cardamom Coffee Cakes Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups milk 1 packet cake yeast 3/4 cup sugar 6 1/4 cups sifted all-purpose flour 1/2 cup butter 1/4 teaspoon salt 3 egg yolks 1 teaspoon cardamom Topping: 2 tablespoons milk, 6...
Cardamom Coffee Cakes
Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups milk
1 packet cake yeast
3/4 cup sugar
6 1/4 cups sifted all-purpose flour
1/2 cup butter
1/4 teaspoon salt
3 egg yolks
1 teaspoon cardamom
Topping: 2 tablespoons milk, 6 tablespoons sugar
Directions:
Scald milk and cool to lukewarm. Crumble yeast into a bowl, add 1 teaspoon sugar and lukewarm milk. Beat in 3 cups of flour; beat until smooth. Cover well and let rise until light and double in bulk, 1-1 1/2 hours. Add softened butter, remaining sugar, salt, egg yolks, cardamom, and 3 cups flour. Mix well. Place remaining 1/4 cup of flour on a board or pastry cloth for kneading. Turn out dough and knead until soft and elastic. Place in a greased bowl. Cover well. Set aside to rise until double, 1 to 1 1/2 hours. Cut risen dough in half for 2 coffee cakes (braids). Cut each half into 3 sections. Roll each piece into a roll 16 inches long. Pinch 3 rolls together at one end, braid, and pinch the other ends together. Place braid on a cookie sheet. Make the second braid and place on a cookie sheet. Let braids rise until double, about 45 minutes. For topping, brush each braid with 1 tablespoon milk and sprinkle with 3 tablespoons sugar. Bake in a moderate oven (375
Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups milk
1 packet cake yeast
3/4 cup sugar
6 1/4 cups sifted all-purpose flour
1/2 cup butter
1/4 teaspoon salt
3 egg yolks
1 teaspoon cardamom
Topping: 2 tablespoons milk, 6 tablespoons sugar
Directions:
Scald milk and cool to lukewarm. Crumble yeast into a bowl, add 1 teaspoon sugar and lukewarm milk. Beat in 3 cups of flour; beat until smooth. Cover well and let rise until light and double in bulk, 1-1 1/2 hours. Add softened butter, remaining sugar, salt, egg yolks, cardamom, and 3 cups flour. Mix well. Place remaining 1/4 cup of flour on a board or pastry cloth for kneading. Turn out dough and knead until soft and elastic. Place in a greased bowl. Cover well. Set aside to rise until double, 1 to 1 1/2 hours. Cut risen dough in half for 2 coffee cakes (braids). Cut each half into 3 sections. Roll each piece into a roll 16 inches long. Pinch 3 rolls together at one end, braid, and pinch the other ends together. Place braid on a cookie sheet. Make the second braid and place on a cookie sheet. Let braids rise until double, about 45 minutes. For topping, brush each braid with 1 tablespoon milk and sprinkle with 3 tablespoons sugar. Bake in a moderate oven (375