Sally M's Swedish Coffee Bread

As prepared by my mother-in-law.

Combine milk and butter in a saucepan and heat until lukewarm.

Pour into mixing bowl.

Add eggs , sugar , salt , yeast , cardomon and 1 cup flour.

Beat for 2 minutes with electric mixer.

Gradually add flour , stirring by hand until the dough no longer sticks to the sides of the bowl.

Place dough on a floured board and knead for 8-10 minutes.

Transfer to a greased bowl and allow to rise until doubled in size.

Punch dough down and divide in half then divide each half into 3 pieces.

Roll each piece into a rope and create two braided loaves , each with three pieces.

Place loaves in two greased bread pans , brush tops with melted butter and sprinkle with a mixture of cinnamon and sugar.

Preheat oven to 350f.

Allow loaves to rise until doubled.

Bake in oven , approximately 30 minutes.

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