Ingredients
- FROSTING:
- 2 pkg Active Dry Yeast
- 1/2 cup warm water 105 degrees
- 1 1/2 cup lukewarm milk
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp cardamom
- 4 eggs, beaten
- 8 cups flour
- 1/2 cup melted butter
- Confection sugar
- water
- egg white
- Little candied fruit
Preparation
Step 1
1.) Sprinkle yeast on warm water; let it set for a few minutes then mix it. Stir to blend and put in a big bowl. Add milk, sugar, salt, Cardamom, eggs and just two cups of flour and beat it. add 3 more cups of flour and beat until smooth. Stir in melted butter. Add enough flour to dough; cover for 15 minutes.
2.) Turn out flour on a flour board and kneed it until it become like elasticity. Place in a greased bowl and then turn it over with the grease on top; cover with a damp towel and let it rise in 85 degrees temperature setting for about 2 hours, punching it down once or twice in between.
3.) Divide the three into three equal parts then braid it and let rise; about 20 minutes more. Brush with a mixture of egg white and water. Bake on cookie sheet at 375 degrees F. for 20 minutes.
4.) When done, frost.