Homemade Cardamom Bread Recipe

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This is a tasty homemade bread from scratch! The aroma is amazing. Perfect for a holiday dinner side or a mid-week special treat, Cardamom Bread will warm your home and put smiles on your family's faces.

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Homemade Cardamom Bread Recipe

What is Cardamom Bread?

Cardamom Bread is a dessert-like bread with a sweeter taste that contains cardamom as a primary ingredient. It’s commonly paired with hot beverages for breakfast, such as hot coffee and tea.

How do you eat this type of bread?

Eating Cardamom Bread is simple. You can slice into it, cutting a thick piece that you can spread with butter or toast and then spread with butter at your convenience. The butter melts on the warm piece of bread, giving it even more flavor and making it that much more delicious to enjoy for breakfast or a quick snack between meals.

Is it possible to freeze the Cardamom Bread?

Yes, you can freeze this bread. If you’d like to prepare it in advance and save it to serve later, be sure to allow it to cool before you wrap it in plastic wrap, place it in a large food storage bag, and then seal the bag closed. You can leave it in the freezer for up to three months before thawing and reheating while offering it with some of your favorite spreads.

What spreads are best to use on this bread?

While you can use any spread that you personally prefer, butter, cinnamon butter, raspberry jam, peanut butter, and chocolate hazelnut spread are all great options to choose from.

Where did cardamom bread come from?

Cardamom Bread is a recipe that originated in Finland. It’s commonly referred to as pulla in Finland, which is a term used to describe its sweet taste.

What else is in this bread besides cardamom?

In addition to cardamom, this bread contains slivered almonds and raisins for added flavor. The combination of sweet and salty ingredients creates such a great taste. You can prepare this freshly baked bread with these ingredients and several others, including flour and sugar.

What you need to make Cardamom Bread:

6 ½ cups flour

2 ½ cup milk

¾ cup sugar

¼ cup butter

2 packages yeast or 4 ½ tsp

2 eggs

1 tsp salt

2 tsp cardamom

cooking spray

Serving Options for Cardamom Bread:

Warm with butter and jam

Glaze with powder sugar frosting while warm

Use dough for cinnamon rolls

Use bread for french toast

Use bread for bread pudding

How to make Cardamom Bread:

Scald milk to 185° F

Add butter to scalded milk. Cool to lukewarm.

If cardamom is in whole seed form, grind seeds in a spice grinder.

Stir yeast into milk and butter.

Add 2 ½ cups flour and beat until the batter is smooth.

Let stand 30 minutes or until bubble action starts.

Beat in eggs, sugar, salt, and cardamom.

Blend in approximately 4 cups flour.

Knead thoroughly. Let rise until double.

Cut dough in half. Cut each half into thirds.

Roll each piece until approximately 12” long and braid. Tuck ends under bread and place on greased cookie sheet. Repeat for the other three pieces so you have 2 braided loaves.

Let loaves rise until triple in size. Approximately 1 hour.

Bake bread at 350° for 45 minutes.

Yield: 2 Loaves

Homemade Cardamom Bread Recipe

Perfect for holidays or even just as a special treat, Cardamom Bread will warm your home and put smiles on your family's faces.

Prep Time 20 minutes

Cook Time 45 minutes

Additional Time 3 hours 30 minutes

Total Time 4 hours 35 minutes

Ingredients

6 1\2 cup flour
2 1\2 cup milk
3\4 cup sugar
1\4 cup butter
2 packages yeast or 4 1\2 tsp
2 eggs
1 tsp salt
2 tsp cardamom
Cooking spray

Instructions

Scald milk to 185° F
Add butter to scalded milk. Cool to lukewarm.
If cardamom is in whole seed form, grind seeds in spice grinder.
Stir yeast into milk and butter.
Add 2 ½ cups flour and beat until the batter is smooth.
Let stand 30 minutes or until bubble action starts.
Beat in eggs, sugar, salt, and cardamom.
Blend in approximately 4 cups flour.
Knead thoroughly. Let rise until double.
Cut dough in half. Cut each half into thirds.
Roll each piece until approximately 12” long and braid. Tuck ends under bread and place on greased cookie sheet. Repeat for the other three pieces so you have 2 braided loaves.
Let loaves rise until triple in size. Approximately 1 hour.
Bake bread at 350° for 45 minutes.