Finnish Coffee Bread Breadmaker Recipe

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Finnish coffee bread for a 2 lb. Breadmaker on dough setting, but can also be made in a 1 1/2 lb breadmaker. Prep time includes rising time. Recipe adapted from recipe printed on genealogia.org)

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Steps

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Put all the ingredients in the bread machine on the dough setting , in the order specified for your machine.

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When the dough cycle completes , remove , divide in half and then split each part into 3 equal pieces.

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Roll into long strands , and braid strands into 2 loaves.

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Put loaves on greased cookie sheets.

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Let rise until doubled in size.

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Brush with second egg and sprinkle with sugar.

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Bake at 375f for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown.

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Immediately after taking them out of the oven , remove from pans.

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Cool on racks.

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Ingredients

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