Swedish Lucia Breads Recipe

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Swedish Lucia Breads
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Ingredients:

  • 1 1/2 oz yeast
  • 2 cups lukewarm water
  • 1/8 oz saffron
  • scant 1 cup butter, melted
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/3 cup raisins

Directions:

  1. Dissolve the yeast in the warm milk in a mixing bowl, then add the saffron and keep stirring until the mixture turns yellow. Add the melted butter. In a separate mixing bowl, sift together the flour and salt, then stir in the sugar and raisins.
  2. Pour the yeast mixture into the dry ingredients and stir until the dough comes cleanly from the edge of the bowl. Knead the dough on a floured counter for 10 minutes, until it is shiny but not sticky. Put the dough back in the bowl and let rise for 1 1/2 hours at room temperature.
  3. Lightly knead the dough again on a floured counter. Divide into 22 equal pieces. Roll them into sausages then curl the ends so that each piece is shaped like the number eight. Put one raisin in the middle of each circle. Place the breads on baking sheets lined with parchment paper, cover with dish towels, and let rise again for 30 minutes.
  4. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Brush the risen breads with beaten egg. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until golden brown all over. Let cool on a wire rack. Eat them as they are, or spread with cold butter.
  5. From The Scandinavian Cookbook by Trina Hahnemann. Text copyright © 2008 by Trina Hahnemann; photography © 2008 by Lars Ranek. This edition published in 2009 by Andrews McMeel Publishing, LLC.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 180.71 Kcal (757 kJ)
Calories from fat 6 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0.67g 1%
Cholesterol 7.44mg 2%
Sodium 167.56mg 7%
Potassium 110.79mg 2%
Total Carbs 38.14g 13%
Sugars 4.4g 18%
Dietary Fiber 1.55g 6%
Protein 4.94g 10%
Vitamin C 0.3mg 0%
Iron 0.6mg 3%
Calcium 9.5mg 1%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 337.59 Kcal (1413 kJ)
Calories from fat 11.2 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 1.24g 1%
Cholesterol 13.9mg 2%
Sodium 313.03mg 7%
Potassium 206.98mg 2%
Total Carbs 71.25g 13%
Sugars 8.22g 18%
Dietary Fiber 2.9g 6%
Protein 9.23g 10%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 0%
Iron 1.2mg 3%
Calcium 17.8mg 1%

* 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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Weightwatchers Points

  • 3.4
    Points
  • 5
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • low fat,
  • saturated fat free,
  • low cholesterol,
  • good source of fiber

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