Sweet Cardamom Bread

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  • Time icon
    Total Time
    3hrs 45mins
  • Serves icon
    Serves
    6
  • Calories icon
    Calories
    385
based on 4 ratings

Based on a traditional Finnish pulla recipe, this bread delivers a gentle cardamom flavor. It also makes heavenly french toast or bread pudding.

recipe updated Feb 22, 2022

Ingredients

  • Milk icon
    Milk
    170 g
  • Granulated sugar icon
    Granulated sugar
    65 g
  • Ground cardamom icon
    Ground cardamom
    2 teaspoons
  • Active dried yeast icon
    Active dried yeast
    7 g
  • All purpose flour icon
    All purpose flour
    400 g
  • Salt icon
    Salt
    2 g
  • Heavy cream icon
    Heavy cream
    15 g
  • Egg yolk icon
    Egg yolk
    1
  • Egg icon
    Egg
    1
  • Unsalted butter icon
    Unsalted butter
    45 g

Tools

  • kCook icon Stand mixer
  • kCook icon Oven
  • kCook icon Parchment paper
  • kCook icon Whisk
  • kCook icon Plastic wrap
  • kCook icon Baking sheet - 18 x 13"
  • kCook icon Medium bowl
  • kCook icon Small bowl
  • kCook icon Small bowl
  • kCook icon Large mixing bowl

Step preview

  1. Add milk, granulated sugar, ground cardamom and active dried yeast to a clean large mixing bowl
  2. Mix briefly until combined
  3. Let rest - 10 min
  4. Whisk in the egg
  5. Add all purpose flour and salt
  6. Mix until dough forms - paddle attachment
  7. Knead - 2 min, dough hook
  8. Add unsalted butter to dough bit by bit while mixing
  9. Transfer dough to a lightly greased bowl and cover with plastic wrap
  10. Let rise until doubled - 30 min
  11. Punch down and cover again
  12. Let rise until doubled - 30 min
  13. Line a clean baking sheet with parchment paper
  14. Turn out dough on lightly-floured surface
  15. Roll out dough into logs
  16. Plait dough on baking sheet and cover
  17. Let rise until springy to touch - 30 min
  18. Pre-heat oven - 191°C
  19. Whisk together ground cardamom, heavy cream and egg yolk in a clean small bowl
  20. Brush the bread until coated
  21. Bake until golden brown - 20 min, 191°C
  22. Serve
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