Swedish - Sweet Coffee Bread

• 1 cup milk
• 6 tablespoons butter
• 2 eggs
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 packages active dry yeast
• 1 teaspoon cardamom crushed, or 6 whole cardamom seeds, cru
• 4 cups flour King Arthur

1. Note: I use a mixer with a dough hook and, instead of greasing the pan, I use a Silpat or parchment paper.
2. Combine milk and shortening in saucepan and heat until lukewarm (105 to 115 degrees). Pour into mixing bowl. Add eggs, sugar, salt, yeast, crushed cardamom and 1 cup King Arthur flour and beat for 2 minutes with electric beater. Gradually add balance of flour stirring by hand (I use a dough hook) until the dough no longer sticks to the sides of the bowl. (don't add too much flour or the bread will be too dry)
3. Place dough on a board knead for 8 to 10 minutes by hand or 5 minutes with the dough hook, let rise in greased bowl until double in bulk, punch down, and divide in half. Now cut each half into 3 pieces, roll each piece into a rope and braid. (If you wish, you may form the loaves without braiding.) Place loaves in 2 greased bread pans (I put a Silpat in the the pan). Brush tops of loaves with egg whites and sprinkle with a mixture of cinnamon and sugar or pearl sugar, let rise until double in bulk, and bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for about 30 minutes. For a convection oven, It takes about 12 minutes. I

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

Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Swedish---Sweet-Coffee-Bread-1675590 (may not work)