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CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Dairy, Eggs	Swedish	Breads, Christmas	2	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1 1/2	c	Milk
3/4	c	Sugar
1/2	c	Butter
3		Egg yolks
1	pk	Cake yeast
6 1/4	c	Sifted all-purpose flour
1/4	ts	Salt
1	ts	Cardamom
2	tb	Milk
6	tb	Sugar

INSTRUCTIONS

TOPPING
1. Scald milk and cool to lukewarm.  Crumble yeast into bowl, add 1 Tsp
sugar and lukewarm milk.
2. Beat in 3 cups flour; beat until smooth.  Cover well and let rise until
light and double in bulk, 1 - 1-1/2 hours.
3. Add soft butter, remaining sugar, salt, egg yolks, cardamom and 3 cups
flour.  Mix thoroughly.  Place remaining 1/4 cup flour on board or pastry
cloth for kneading.
4. Turn out dough and knead until smooth and elastic.  Place in greased
bowl.  Cover well.  Set aside to rise until double in bulk, 1 to 1-1/2
hours.
5. Cut risen dough in half for two cofee cakes (braids).  Cut each half
into 3 pieces.  Roll each piece into a roll 16 inches long.  Pinch 3 rolls
together at one end, braid and pinch other ends together.  Place braid on
cookie sheet.  Make second braid and place on cookie sheet.
6. Let braids rise until double in bulk, about 45 minutes.  For topping
brush each braid with 1 Tbsp milk and sprinkle with 3 Tbsp sugar.
7. Bake in moderate oven (375) 25 to 30 minutes.
Yield: 2 coffee cakes
File ftp://ftp.idiscover.co.uk/pub/food/mealmaster/recipes/swedish.zip

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