Swedish Kardemummakrans
- Ready In:
- 3hrs 40mins
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Serves:
-
8-10
ingredients
- 1⁄4 ounce active dry yeast
- 1⁄4 cup warm water
- 2 1⁄2 cups milk, warm
- 3⁄4 cup butter (melted and cooled)
- 1 large egg
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons cardamom (ground)
- 8 cups all-purpose flour (approx.)
- green glazed cherries, garnish
-
LEMON ICING
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1⁄4 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon lemon extract
directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a large bowl, sprinkle yeast over warm water and let stand for about 5 minutes to soften.
- Stir in milk, butter, egg, salt, sugar, and cardamom until blended.
- With spoon, stir in 7 cups of the flour or enough to form a stiff dough Knead about 10 minutes until smooth and elastic, adding more flour as needed to prevent sticking.
- Place dough in greased bowl, grease top, cover and let rise in a warm place until almost doubled (1-1/2 to 2 hours).
- Punch dough down and knead briefly on floured board to release air.
- Divide into 6 equal portions; pull each into a rope about 24 inches long Place 3 ropes on a greased baking sheet, pinch tops together, and braid loosely.
- Form braid into a ring, pinching ends together.
- Repeat to make a second braided wreath.
- Cover and let rise until almost doubled (about 40 minutes).
- Bake in a 350 oven until loaves are medium brown (35 to 40 minutes) Transfer loaves to a rack and let cool for 10 minutes, then serve warm.
- Or, if made ahead, let cool completely, then wrap airtight and freeze; thaw unwrapped.
- To reheat, wrap in foil and heat in a 350 degree oven for about 20 minutes.
- To serve, spoon half the Lemon Icing around top of each wreath, letting it drizzle down sides.
- Decorate with cherries, if desired.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
AZPARZYCH
Peoria, 41
<p><span><strong>I am a stay at home mom to two wonderful boys; Joshua (8years), Kaiden (5 years), and baby GIRL, Madalynn (19 months)! I also have two fur babies (cats); Kobee, AJ; we had to put our youngest cat Sly down Jan 2014. :(. I am also married to my best friend, Jeff and have been since April 2005. I love cooking, hate cleaning and will do whatever I can to get out of it! I love grilling and baking. I do most of the grilling at my house, and bake for almost a week straight at Christmas time! I can make or will attempt just about anything, though I rarely make brownies, my husband's are the best! Homemade breads are not my friend, so I am always working on bread baking.</strong></span></p>
<p><span><strong>As for recipe ideas (besides zaar) Cooking Light Cookbooks are my favorites. I love to make new meals and try new things; it is hard though because my husband is picky when it comes to veggies (and hates seafood); If it were up to him we would have baked-bread crumb chicken and white rice at least one meal a day! Over the past couple years with zaar, I have found tons of new recipes my family normally wouldn’t eat but have been happily surprised with new favorites.</strong></span></p>
<p><span><strong>I love to join in all of the tag games; I haven't been as present as I would like, but as soon as my Jeff is back from working in Ohio I will be back in full tagging mode! </strong></span></p>
<p><span><strong>Cooking is my hobby and passion, I always like to host the family get togethers and volunteer for the potluck dishes. Most of all though are my kids; being home all day with them is fun and challenging, but I wouldn’t trade it for any salary!!</strong></span></p>