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      Title: Christmas Cardamom Bread
 Categories: Breads, Holiday
      Yield: 3 Loaves
 
  1 1/2 c  Milk
      5    Eggs
    3/4 c  Butter
    3/4 ts Salt
      1 c  Sugar
      1 ts Cardamom; rounded
      1 pk Yeast
      9 c  Flour; approximate
           Glazing Liquid:
    1/2 c  Water
    1/2 c  Sugar
      1 tb Butter
 
  Scald milk, add sugar, butter, salt, and cardamom. Let cool.
  Dissolve yeast in 1/4 cup warm water, add eggs and 2 cups flour.
  Mix well (dough-hook on KA works well). Let rest for 10 or
  15 minutes. Flour (7 cups +/-) until a stiff dough is formed.
  Knead, then (cover with towel) let rise to double in size. Takes
  about 2 hours.

  Punch dough down and divide into 9 equal parts. Roll each of the
  9 pieces of dough into strips about 18" long, then braid the dough
  strips, 3 at a time, into three loaves, each about 12" long
  overall.

  Place loaves on buttered cookie Sheets and let rise to double in
  size. Bake at 400°F until crust is dark brown or until bread is
  well baked.

  Brush a glazing liquid over the loaves. Place back in the oven for
  1 minute to dry.

  Posted on $p breads and pizza by James Malia (DCBC39A)

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