Christmas Cardamom Bread

A simple but delicious Christmas bread that tastes wonderful plain, or toasted with a sweet jam.

Yields:	3 servings
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	Preparation	180 minutes
	Cooking	20 minutes
	Ready In	210 minutes

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Ingredients

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

Directions

Scald milk, add sugar, butter, salt, and cardamon. Let cool.

Dissolve yeast in 1/4 cup warm water, add eggs and 2 cups flour. Mix well. Let rest for 10 or 15 minutes. Add flour (7 cups +/-) until a stiff dough is formed. Knead, then cover with towel. Let rise to double in size, about 2 hours.

Punch dough down and divide into 9 equal parts.

Roll each of the 9 pieces of dough into strips about 18

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Jello Cake

For the past twenty plus Christmases this cake made as a layer cake with red jello (half pkg) and green jello (half pkg) --one color per layer--has been my children's favorite for our "Birthday Cake for Baby Jesus". It is a nice change from many heavy desserts at Christmas.