Mama's Finnish Coffee Bread Recipe

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Mama's Finnish Coffee Bread
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Ingredients:

  • 4 cups milk
  • 1/2 lb butter
  • 2 1/2 cups white sugar
  • 2 tsp salt
  • 1 tbsp cardamom seed, crushed
  • 3 (1/4 oz) packages yeast, 3-4 package, in
  • 1/2 cup warm water , with
  • 1 pinch sugar
  • 1 egg , with
  • sugar , small amount , for glaze

Directions:

  1. Dissolve yeast in warm -not too hot- water with a small amount of sugar to feed the yeast. in a large pot,heat milk and butter until boiling. remove from heat and cool until lukewarm. beat eggs and sugar together. add salt, cardamom, flour and yeast mixture. kmead well on a floured surface. cover and let rise til double. separate dough into halves and then separate each half into 3 loaves.(6 loaves total) separate each loaf into 3 sections. roll each section between your hands into long tubular shapes. braid the 3 sections together and tuck ends. put loaves on a greased cookie sheet. let rise double again. bake at 325 for 15 minutes. remove from oven. brush top of loaves with a beaten egg mixed with a little sugar. sprinkle sugar over egg glaze. return to oven for 15 minutes more.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 1197.85 Kcal (5015 kJ)
Calories from fat 214.19 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 23.8g 37%
Cholesterol 165.29mg 55%
Sodium 809.78mg 34%
Potassium 622.75mg 13%
Total Carbs 209.26g 70%
Sugars 34.49g 138%
Dietary Fiber 7.4g 30%
Protein 31.89g 64%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 8%
Iron 12.3mg 68%
Calcium 183.7mg 18%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 278.7 Kcal (1167 kJ)
Calories from fat 49.84 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 5.54g 37%
Cholesterol 38.46mg 55%
Sodium 188.41mg 34%
Potassium 144.89mg 13%
Total Carbs 48.69g 70%
Sugars 8.03g 138%
Dietary Fiber 1.72g 30%
Protein 7.42g 64%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 8%
Iron 2.9mg 68%
Calcium 42.7mg 18%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 25.1
    Points
  • 31
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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