Add the cardamom to the beaten eggs along with the salt. In a large bowl combine 2 cups flour yeast cardamom and salt. Add milk sugar butter salt cardamom eggs and 3 cups flour. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough. Sprinkle with pearl sugarand almonds.

Instead of ground cardamom we put the seeds in which for some reason really add wonderful flavor. In a bowl dissolve yeast in warm water. Cream the sugar and butter. This authentic sweet treat tastes great with coffee on a cold day. Nissua is a tender finnish sweet bread made with cardamom.

Photo by bobbi lin. Each person in our family has modified the original recipe from my great grandmother from helsinki so that the bread is either chewier and denser on one hand or light and airy on the other. Bake rotating once until evenly golden and a thermometer inserted in center registers between 205 degrees and 210 degrees 30 to 40 minutes. At first glance this loaf might look like an almond studded challah or brioche but finnish pulla has something extra that makes it stand out from these two rich breads. Pulla a soft and fluffy cardamom bread recipe from finland is easy to make without a bread machine or mixer.

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Brush loaf with egg wash. This beautiful braided loaf will disappear quickly among family and friends. Open 15 18 cardamom pods and grind the seeds in a mortar and pestle. Next add the milk and yeast and mix until combined. The bread is lightly sweetened incredibly soft and fluffy and wonderfully unique in its flavor.

Add the cardamom egg mixture to the creamed butter and sugar and mix well. The recipe below is for a big batch. Finnish pulla recipe my mom s recipe for a traditional finnish bread scented with fragrant cardamom. Whisk yolk and whole milk to combine. We call it finnish coffee bread i m of finnish descent.

Leave something of sweetness and substance in the mouth of the world anna bell kaufman today is a very special day for me it is what would be my mother s 85th birthday. Perfect for special mornings gatherings holidays or afternoon tea. Today it s almost exclusively called pulla nisu is the older and more general word and it has gone out of use over time pulla has also grown to encompass a whole variety of. In a small saucepan heat 1 1 2 cups milk butter and honey to 120 130. It s okay to have a few larger pieces.

It s okay to have a few larger pieces. Leave something of sweetness and substance in the mouth of the world anna bell kaufman today is a very special day for me it is what would be my mother s 85th birthday. Add the cardamom egg mixture to the creamed butter and sugar and mix well. Brush loaf with egg wash. Photo by bobbi lin.

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In a small saucepan heat 1 1 2 cups milk butter and honey to 120 130. Instead of ground cardamom we put the seeds in which for some reason really add wonderful flavor. Add the cardamom to the beaten eggs along with the salt.