Finnish Coffee Bread (breadmaker Recipe)

Total Time: 2 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cups warm milk
• 2 eggs, divided (beaten)
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 4 cups flour
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 6 -8 whole crushed cardamom
• 1 1/2 teaspoons yeast

Recipe

• 1 put all the ingredients in the bread machine on the dough setting, in the order specified for your machine.
• 2 when the dough cycle completes, remove, divide in half and then split each part into 3 equal pieces.
• 3 roll into long strands (18" long), and braid strands into 2 loaves.
• 4 put loaves on greased cookie sheets.
• 5 let rise until doubled in size (30 minutes). brush with second egg and sprinkle with sugar.
• 6 bake at 375°f for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown.
• 7 immediately after taking them out of the oven, remove from pans. cool on racks.