1 1/2 c Milk
5 Eggs
3/4 c Butter
3/4 ts Salt
1 c Sugar
1 ts (rounded) Cardamon
1 pk Yeast
9 c Flour (approximate)
—- Manual Bread Making (NOT Converted to B/M) Yield: Three 12″
Braided Loaves
* Scald Milk, ADD Sugar, Butter, Salt, and Cardamon. 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 * ADD 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 .. 1/2 cup water, 1/2 cup
Sugar, 1 TBS Butter .. Place back in the Oven for a minute to dry.
Yields
2 Servings