Finnish Pulla

14 ingredients
1 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 tablespoon active dry yeast
  • 1/4 cup warm water (110 degrees F)
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon cardamom seed, crushed (you can use a mortar & pestle or coffee grinder)
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 large eggs, lightly beaten, at room temperature
  • 4 1/2 - 5 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
  • Glaze and Topping Ingredients
  • 1 large egg, beaten
  • 1 tablespoon milk
  • 2 tablespoons sliced almonds, for topping (optional)
  • 2 tablespoons coarse sugar, for topping (optional, can use Turbinado sugar)

Directions

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    ["Scald the milk in a small saucepan (heat until a ring of small bubbles is visible around the sides of the pan). Remove from heat and let cool.", "In a large bowl, whisk yeast into the warm water and set aside for 5 minutes.", "Whisk the milk, sugar, cardamom, salt, and eggs into the yeast mixture.", "Add 2 cups of the flour and beat with a wooden spoon until smooth.", "Beat in the butter and as much additional flour, 1/2 cup at a time, as you can until the dough is stiff but not dry.", "Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and let rest for 15 minutes.", "Knead the dough on a lightly floured surface until smooth and satiny, about 10 minutes.", "Shape the dough into a ball, place into a lightly greased bowl, turn it over in the bowl to grease the top, and cover the bowl with plastic wrap. Let rise at room temperature 45-60 minutes until doubled in size.", "Lightly oil a cool work surface.", "\"Punch down\"" or lightly knead the air bubbles out of the dough on the oiled surface.""

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