Sally M'S Swedish Coffee Bread

• 1 cup milk
• 6 tablespoons butter or 6 tablespoons margarine
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 2 (1/4 ounce) packages active dry yeast
• 1 teaspoon crushed cardamom or 6 whole cardamom seeds, crushed
• 4 1/2 - 5 cups flour

1. Combine milk and butter in a saucepan and heat until lukewarm (105-115F). Pour into mixing bowl.
2. Add eggs, sugar, salt, yeast, cardomon and 1 cup flour.
3. Beat for 2 minutes with electric mixer.
4. Gradually add flour, stirring by hand until the dough no longer sticks to the sides of the bowl.
5. Place dough on a floured board and knead for 8-10 minutes.
6. Transfer to a greased bowl and allow to rise until doubled in size.
7. Punch dough down and divide in half then divide each half into 3 pieces.
8. Roll each piece into a rope and create two braided loaves, each with three pieces.
9. Place loaves in two greased bread pans, brush tops with melted butter and sprinkle with a mixture of cinnamon and sugar.
10. Preheat oven to 350u0b0F.
11. Allow loaves to rise until doubled.
12. Bake in oven, approximately 30 minutes.

milk, butter, eggs, sugar, salt, active dry yeast, cardamom, flour

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/sally-ms-swedish-coffee-bread-327211 (may not work)