Christmas Cardamom Bread

• 1 1/2 cup milk
• 5 large eggs
• 3/4 cups butter
• 3/4 teaspoons salt
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon cardamom seeds
• 1 pkg yeast, active dry
• 9 cups flour, all-purpose

1. Scald milk, add sugar, butter, salt, and cardamon.
2. Let cool.
3. Dissolve yeast in 1/4 cup warm water, add eggs and 2 cups flour.
4. Mix well.
5. Let rest for 10 or 15 minutes.
6. Add flour (7 cups +/-) until a stiff dough is formed.
7. Knead, then cover with towel.
8. Let rise to double in size, about 2 hours.
9. Punch dough down and divide into 9 equal parts.
10. Roll each of the 9 pieces of dough into strips.
11. Make loaf by taking 3 strips and twisting together gently into a rope shape.
12. Place loafs on baking trays and let rise until at least double in size.
13. Bake in a preheated oven 350F (180C) F/175C for 30 minutes (or more) until browned and the loaves sound hollow when tapped.
14. Remove from oven, cool on wire rack and serve.

milk, eggs, butter, salt, sugar, cardamom seeds, yeast, flour

Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/christmas-cardamom-bread-406 (may not work)