Recipe for cardimum bread or bullah(?) again I only remember the sounds?

Question

A bread for coffee or tea usually made in large quantities and frozen for latter use. I love this and even the scandinavian clubs near me don't make it and my ex-wife won't send me any or the recipe.

Answer 1

It's Finnish. Let me see if I can dig up my Gram's recipe..

It's called Pulla or Nissua

INGREDIENTS

2 cups milk

1/2 cup margarine

1 cup white sugar

1 teaspoon salt

2 (.25 ounce) packages active dry yeast

1/2 cup warm water (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)

3 eggs

1 teaspoon ground cardamom

7 1/2 cups bread flour

2 tablespoons butter, softened

1 cup confectioners' sugar

1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 teaspoons milk

DIRECTIONS

Heat the milk in a small saucepan until it bubbles, then remove from heat. Stir in the margarine, sugar and salt until melted. Let cool until lukewarm. In a small bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Let stand until creamy, about 10 minutes.

Pour milk mixture into a large bowl. Beat in eggs, 1 1/2 cup flour, cardamom and yeast mixture. Cover and let stand for 20 to 30 minutes, or until bubbly.

Stir in the remaining flour, 1/2 cup at a time, beating well after each addition. When the dough has pulled together, turn it out onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth and supple, about 8 minutes. Lightly oil a large bowl, place the dough in the bowl and turn to coat with oil. Cover with a damp cloth and let rise in a warm place until doubled in volume, about 1 hour.

Deflate the dough and turn it out onto a lightly floured surface. Divide the dough into three equal pieces and then divide each piece into thirds. Roll out with your hands until the pieces are long enough to braid. Braid three pieces together to form a loaf; repeat twice to make three loaves. Place on lightly greased baking sheets and let rise for 40 minutes, until nearly doubled. Meanwhile, preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes, until golden brown. Move to a wire rack to cool completely.

In a small bowl, mix together butter and confectioners' sugar. Stir in vanilla and 2 teaspoons milk to make a spreadable frosting. Spread the frosting over the cooled bread.

Answer 2

Pear Cardamom Bread

Ingredients

1 2/3 cups flour

3/4 cup sugar

1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

3/4 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon ground cardamom

1 1/2 cups chopped unpeeled pears(1-2)

1/2 cup vegetable oil

1/4 cup milk

2  eggs

topping

1 tablespoon sugar

1/4 teaspoon cardamom

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F; grease bottom of loaf pan.

2. Mix all ingredients, except topping, in a large bowl.

3. Pour into loaf pan. Mix topping ingredients and sprinkle on top.

4. Bake 55-65 minutes, until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean cool 10

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