Pulla (Finnish Cardamom Bread)
Makes 2 extra-large braided loaves (16 servings)
Soft Finnish braided yeast bread scented with freshly ground cardamom and topped with crunchy pearl sugar.
| prepLine a baking sheet with parchment paper | |||||||||||
| 2 tsp freshly ground cardamom (from about 30 pods, or 1 tbsp jarred ground) | Pound cardamom, reserve 2 tsp | Cream butter & sugar | Beat in eggs | Mix in milk, yeast & salt | Add 7 cups flour, mix 4-5 min | Add raisins & last cup, knead 2-3 min | Rise until doubled, 1-2 hrs | Divide, braid 4 strands, tuck ends | Brush with egg wash, rise 30-45 min | Egg wash, pearl sugar, bake, 25-30 min | Cool 10 min, serve warm or rack-cooled |
| 226 g unsalted butter, softened | |||||||||||
| 200 g sugar | |||||||||||
| 4 eggs, room temperature | |||||||||||
| 480 ml warm milk | |||||||||||
| 12 g instant yeast | |||||||||||
| 9 g kosher salt | |||||||||||
| 840 g all-purpose flour | |||||||||||
| 150 g raisins (optional) | |||||||||||
| 120 g all-purpose flour (the last cup) | |||||||||||
| egg wash (1 egg + 2 tsp water) | |||||||||||
| 50 g pearl sugar | |||||||||||
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