Julkage (danish christmas bread)
1 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | cup | Milk |
| 1 | Egg | |
| 2 | tablespoons | Butter |
| 1 | teaspoon | Vanilla |
| ¼ | cup | Sugar |
| 1 | teaspoon | Salt |
| ½ | teaspoon | Cinnamon |
| ½ | teaspoon | Dried lemon peel, or freshly grated to taste |
| ½ | teaspoon | Ground cardamon |
| 3 | cups | All-purpose flour |
| 2 | teaspoons | Rapid or Quick yeast |
| ½ | cup | Dried fruits (raisins, cherries) |
| ¼ | cup | Chopped almonds (up to 1/2) |
| 1 | EGG beaten with: | |
| 2 | tablespoons | Milk OR cream |
Directions
DOUGH
ADD
WASH
Source: HOLIDAY BREADS - Donna German VI Add dried fruits/nuts to the abm pan 5 min. after kneading starts. Remove dough from abm. Divide into 3 equal pieces. Roll each piece into a long rope and braid ropes together. Place braid on lightly greased baking pan.
Cover, let rise about 1-½ hours. Brush dough with EGG WASH Bake in preheated 350° oven 25-30 min. Till golden.
Posted to Digest bread-bakers.v096.n065 From: Bev Janson <claycooker@...> Date: Sun, 08 Dec 1996 22:04:27 -0600