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 Finnish - Easter Bread
adapted from finnish cooking
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Description
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Ingredients
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- 2 Packages Dry Yeast
- 1/4 Cup Warm Water
- 3 Cups Milk -- scalded & cooled
- 7 Cups White Flour
- 4 Egg Yolks
- 1 Cup Sugar
- 1 Teaspoon Salt
- 2 Teaspoons Cardamom
- 1 Tablespoon Orange Peel
- 1 Tablespoon Lemon Peel
- 1/2 Cup Raisins -- chopped
- 1/2 Cup Almonds -- chopped
- 1 Cup Butter -- melted
- **Frosting**
- 2 Cups Confectioner's Sugar
- 4 Tablespoons Cold Water
- Almond Flavoring -- to taste
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Directions
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1. Dissolve yeast in warm water.
2. Combien 2 cups of warm milk with yeast mixture.
3. Add 2 cups flour, beat until smooth.
4. Cover, let rise 45 minutes.
5. Beat egg yolks and sugar together until light & fluffy.
6. Add this mixture, and everything but butter, flour milk. beat.
7. Add milk & butter, beat, add flour slowly, stirring until stiff dough is formed.
8. Knead until smooth.
9. In bowl, grease top of dough, cover and let rise about 1 hour.
10. You can bake in 3 coffee cans, loaf pans, or 1 giant metal pail.
11. Fill pans 1/2 full, let rise until even with rim of pan.
12. Bake at 350*, 1 hour.
FROSTING
Combine all 3 ingredients, drizzle frosting on top of hot bread.
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Serves
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12
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Time to Make
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0:00
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