Sally Ms Swedish Coffee Bread Recipes

Steps:

• Combine milk and butter in a saucepan and heat until lukewarm (105-115F). Pour into mixing bowl.
• Add eggs, sugar, salt, yeast, cardomon and 1 cup flour.
• Beat for 2 minutes with electric mixer.
• Gradually add flour, stirring by hand until the dough no longer sticks to the sides of the bowl.
• Place dough on a floured board and knead for 8-10 minutes.
• Transfer to a greased bowl and allow to rise until doubled in size.
• Punch dough down and divide in half then divide each half into 3 pieces.
• Roll each piece into a rope and create two braided loaves, each with three pieces.
• Place loaves in two greased bread pans, brush tops with melted butter and sprinkle with a mixture of cinnamon and sugar.
• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Allow loaves to rise until doubled.
• Bake in oven, approximately 30 minutes.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Stir in milk, butter, sugar, eggs, cardamom and salt; beat until smooth. Gradually add 8 cups of flour; beat until smooth. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough. , Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour. , Punch dough down. Turn onto a lightly floured surface; divide into nine equal portions. Shape each portion into a 14-in. rope. For each loaf, braid three ropes together on a greased baking sheet; pinch ends to seal. Cover and let rise for 30 minutes. , In a small bowl, combine flour and sugar; cut in butter until mixture is crumbly. Sprinkle over braids. Bake at 325° for 25 minutes or until golden brown. Combine glaze ingredients until smooth; brush some over loaves. Bake for 5 minutes. Brush with remaining glaze; bake 5-10 minutes more. Remove from pans to cool on wire racks.

Steps:

• Soften yeast with 1/4 cup warm water and 1/2 tsp sugar and set aside.
• In mixing bowl combine scalded milk, sugar, salt and Crisco, cool to lukewarm, and add yeast and 1 of the eggs.
• Gradually add flour to form a soft dough.
• Knead in remaining flour until smooth and satiny, about 5-8 minutes.
• Cover and let rise until double.
• Divide dough in two and on a floured surface with a rolling pin roll out each dough to about 12x9 size.
• Brush with melted butter, and sprinkle with cinnamon, sugar and chopped walnuts.
• Starting with 12-inch side, roll up jelly roll style seal seams and ends and place each roll seam side down on cookie sheet (greased).
• Take scissors (or knife) and snip part way through each bread roll one inch apart in a tractor tread style.
• Cover and let rise again.
• Brush both bread rolls with another beaten egg and sprinkle nuts over both.
• Bake at 350°F for about 25 minutes.
• Allow to cool slightly and if desired ice with favorite icing recipe.

Steps:

• Place ingredients in the pan of the bread machine in the order recommended by the manufacturer. Select dough cycle; press Start.
• When the dough cycle has finished, divide into three equal portions. Roll each piece into a rope 12 to 14 inches long. Lay the three ropes side by side, then braid together. Tuck the ends underneath, and place onto a greased baking sheet, cover loosely with a towel, and allow to rise until doubled in bulk.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Brush the braid with beaten egg white and sprinkle with pearl sugar. Bake in preheated oven until golden brown, 20 to 25 minutes.