Finnish Pulla

Name: Finnish Pulla
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)

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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.""