Finnish Pulla (coffee Bread)

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CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Dairy, Eggs	Finnish	Abm, Bread, Hand	6	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1/2	c	Milk
1		Egg
2	T	Butter
1/4	c	Sugar
2/3	t	Salt
2/3	t	Cardamom
2	c	Bread Flour
1 1/2	t	Rapid Or Quick Yeast
3/4	c	Milk
1 1/2		Egg, 1 Yolk Is 1/2
3	T	Butter
1/3	c	Sugar
1	t	Salt
1	t	Cardamom
3	c	Bread Flour
2	t	Rapid Or Quick Yeast
3/4	c	Milk
2		Eggs
4	T	Butter
1/2	c	Sugar
1	t	Salt
1 1/4	t	Cardamom
3 1/2	c	Bread Flour
2	t	Rapid Or Quick Yeast
1/4	c	Sugar
1		Egg, Beaten

INSTRUCTIONS

Add all ingredients into your bread machine per manufacturer. Use
Sweet, White, Light crust setting. Do not use your timer, as there  are
ingredients that will spoil. You can either bake it in a loaf in  your
machine or use the dough cycle (MAKE 1 1/2 lbs. only). Upon
completion, remove the dough, divide it into three sections, braid,
and let rise for 30 minutes. Bake in a preheated 375 degree oven for
25-30 minutes. Do not overbake, as it will dry out.  Glaze method: Add
sugar to beaten egg and mix well. Brush on raised  bread. Sprinkle
sugar and poppy seeds or chopped or sliced almonds on  the top and
bake. If doing this in the machine, be very careful not  to spill into
the machine itself!  NOTES : Jo adapted this bread from her
mother-in-law's recipe which  she used to serve each afternoon with
coffee. The men in the fields  would listen for the whistle of the
afternoon train at 3:00, the  signal to go home for their coffee and
pulla. It is usually made in a  straight braid, but may sometimes be
shaped into a wreath for special  occasions. Jo says that sometimes she
adds a tsp. of vanilla and some  chopped citrus fruit for a slightly
different flavor.  Recipe by: Jo Ulvila (in The Bread Machine Cookbook
V) pg. 54  Posted to recipelu-digest by Jill Proehl <[email protected]>
on Mar  8, 1998

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