Norwegian sweet bread

36 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
2 packs Dry yeast
1¼ cup Milk; lukewarm
5¾ cup Flour; unbleached
½ cup Sugar
1 tablespoon Salt
½ teaspoon Cloves
½ teaspoon Pepper
12 ounces Beer
½ cup Corn syrup; light
2 cups Rye flour
1 cup Raisins

Directions

In large bowl, soften yeast in warm milk. Let stand 5 minutes. Beat in 1 cup flour, sugar, salt, cloves, pepper. Cover, let stand in warm place 40 minutes until dough becomes light and bubbly. Add beer and corn syrup. Stir in rye flour, raisins, enough of remaining flour to make moderately stiff dough. Turn out onto floured surface, knead until smooth and elastic, 8-10 minutes. Place in greased bowl, turning once to grease surface. Cover, let rise until double, about 1 hour. Punch dough down, let rest 10 minutes.

Divide into thirds, shape in round loaves. Place on greased cookie sheets.

Cover and let rise until double, 35-40 minutes. Bake at 375 degrees for 40 minutes. Cover each loaf with foil cap last 20 minutes of baking time to prevent overbrowning.

Recipe by: Sonja Appleton

Posted to Bakery-Shoppe Digest V1 #447 by "Terry Van Kirk" <tvankirk@...> on Dec 11, 1997

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