2 c Milk
1/2 c Sugar
7 c Flour
1 tb Cardamom
1/4 c Butter
2 1/4 ts Yeast
1 Egg
Scald the milk. Place milk, sugar, and butter in a large mixing bowl.
When the milk is lukewarm, add the yeast, the egg, the cardamom, and 4 cups
of the flour; beat thoroughly. Gradually add the remaining flour. Knead
until smooth and elastic.
Place the dough in a greased bowl and brush top with melted butter. Let
rise until doubled in bulk (2 to 4 hours). Punch down and knead again.
Shape and place in bread pans. Brush with melted butter and let rise until
very light (1 or 2 hours).
Bake 15 to 20 minutes.
SOURCE from lara@froghouse.org from Caravanserai: Mixing Spices with
History: Recipes With Cardamom
Yields
4 Servings