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Christmas Cake
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Here is how to make traditional
Christmas Cake Norwegian Julekake.
As part of getting ready for Christmas, many moms around Norway bake several loaves of this traditional and delightful yule time bread.
This recipe makes 3 round loaves.
Ingredients:
6-7 1/2 cups unbleached flour
(Reserve 1-1/3 cups flour, of which:
1/2 cup is to be added to yeast
1/2 cup is to be added to eggs
1/3 cup is to be added to dry ingredients and some to be used for kneading.))
3/4 cup sugar (Reserve 1 tablespoon sugar to be added to yeast and milk.)
1-1/2 teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons cardamom
2 envelopes dry yeast
2-5/8 cups milk
1/2 cup butter, margarine or shortening
2 eggs
1 cup seedless white raisins
1 cup regular seedless raisins
Directions:
Mix 1/3-cup flour with all dry ingredients.
Heat milk and butter and 1 tablespoon sugar
to 120°-130°F. (48.9°-54.5°C.)
Add yeast to milk.
Add 1/2-cup flour to milk.
Add remainder of ingredients.
Beat 2 minutes medium speed.
Add 1/2-cup flour and eggs and mix.
Mix raisins and flour together and add to mixture.
Knead and form dough using reserved flour.
Let rise double in size.
Form three round loaves and
place into round, greased baking pans.
Preheat oven 375°F. (190°C.)
Brush loaves with milk.
Let dough rise again.
Bake at 375°F. (190°C.)
for 35 minutes.
Let rest before removing from baking pans.
Remove from baking pans and cool completely before placing into plastic bags.
Christmas Cake Norwegian Julekake bread can be frozen.
Hope you will enjoy our wonderful Norwegian Christmas tradition.
Foods of Norway after Christmas Cake Norwegian Julekake
