Easy Cardamom Bread

Name: Easy Cardamom Bread
Prep time: 4 h
Cook time: 4 h
Total time: 4 h
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 7 grams package active dry yeast; 118 milliliters sliced almonds; 118 milliliters melted butter; 1 egg; 2 Tbsps ground cardamom; 3 Tbsps ground cinnamon; 237 milliliters warm whole milk (110 degrees F (43 degrees C)); 59 milliliters pearl sugar; 79 milliliters warm water (110 degrees F (43 degrees C)); 1 Tbsp water; 118 milliliters white sugar

Easy Cardamom Bread is a gluten free and vegetarian recipe with 8 servings. One serving contains 266 calories, 4g of protein, and 18g of fat. This recipe covers 8% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of egg, ground cardamom, water, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 4 hours.

Instructions

Whisk together the warm milk, warm water, sugar, and 2 tablespoons melted butter in a mixing bowl until the sugar has dissolved.

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Butter

Sugar

Water

Milk

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Mixing Bowl

Whisk

Sprinkle yeast over top, and set aside for 5 minutes.

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Yeast

Once the yeast is foamy, stir in the flour, adding more if needed to make a stiff dough. When the dough has pulled together, turn it out onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic, about 8 minutes.

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Dough

All Purpose Flour

Yeast

Place into an oiled bowl, cover with a cloth, and let stand in a warm place until doubled in bulk, about 1 hour.

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Bowl

Combine 1/2 cup sugar with the cardamom and cinnamon in a small bowl; set aside. Deflate the dough and turn it out onto a lightly floured surface.

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Cardamom

Cinnamon

Dough

Sugar

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Bowl

Roll the dough into a 9x13-inch rectangle, and brush with 1/2 cup of melted butter.

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Butter

Dough

Roll

Sprinkle with the cardamom sugar, raisins, and walnuts.

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Cardamom

Raisins

Walnuts

Sugar

Roll into a log, pinch the edges closed, and place onto a parchment paper-lined baking sheet. Cover with a cloth, and let stand in a warm place until doubled in bulk, about 1 hour.

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Roll

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Baking Sheet

Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

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With a sharp knife score the top layer of the roll with V-shapes that don't quite meet in the middle the whole length of the roll, this will make the bread look braided, and is very pretty, but could be skipped. Beat the egg with 1 tablespoon of water in a small bowl.

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Bread

Water

Roll

Egg

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Bowl

Brush the egg wash over the top of the bread.

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Bread

Egg

Sprinkle with almonds and pearl sugar.

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Pearl Sugar

Almonds

Bake in the preheated oven until the bread is golden-brown and sounds hollow when tapped on the bottom, 30 to 35 minutes. Cool completely on a wire rack before slicing.

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Bread

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