Cardamom Breakfast Bread
By: Anonymous
Published: Sunday, December 13, 2009 - 3:13am

Ingredients




2 pkgs. yeast
1/2 pound butter (2 sticks)
3/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon salt
8 cups flour
20 cardamom seeds
1 egg
2 cups milk
Poppy seeds for top of bread
1/2 cup water

Preparation

1 Scald milk and melt sticks of butter in milk. Cool to lukewarm. Dissolve yeast in 1/2 cup of warm water, add to lukewarm milk and butter. Crush and add cardamom seeds or approximately 1 teaspoon of powder. Add sugar, egg, salt and 4 cups of flour. Mix well. Add 3-4 cups of flour and knead - let rise until doubled in size (40 minutes). 2 Knead again and cut dough in half. Cut each half in three pieces. Shape into long round pieces and braid. Let braid raise a second time for two hours. Brush with egg white or milk and sprinkle with poppy seeds. Bake for 35-40 minutes. Beat when eaten while still warm. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.