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Holiday Breads Recipe Testing

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pmccool

Holiday Breads Recipe Testing

A couple of weekends ago, I was doing some test bakes to finalize recipes for a class that I will teach in December.

First up, Julekake, glossy with egg wash:

And the Julekake crumb:

And it tastes even better than it looks, what with the fruit and cardamom flavors.

And some Sweet Vanilla Challah, which I've posted about previously.  While not specifically a holiday bread, its turban shape and vanilla flavor make it a natural for any festive meal:

 

Paul

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ANNA GIORDANI's picture
ANNA GIORDANI

Se il sapore del tuo Julekake è buono per quanto è bello il tuo risultato, vorrei essere la prima fortunata a poterlo assaggiare. 

Complimenti e grazie della tua condivisione.

Anna G.

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pmccool

Grazie, Anna

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dabrownman

I looked it up but should have guessed with the cardamom in it that it was a Scandinavian Holiday bread :-)  Learn something new here every day.  Yours looks especially tempting with that beautiful egg wash!

The snail shaped challah gets a little more Holiday festive with sultanas in it.  Well done, good luck with the class and

Happy baking.

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pmccool

Those Scandinavians have a way with breads.  My mother made something like this back when I was a kid but I had no idea where it may have originated from.  I'm not sure that she did, either.  It's one of those flavor combinations that really locks into the memory and in a good way.

Paul

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Brokeback Cowboy

Well done. You've made the Norwegians proud with this cake/bread(brioche?).

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pmccool

I'm tickled that the bread traveled far beyond its homeland; it's too good to keep bottled up in one location.  And it is a bread, albeit an enriched bread, rather than a brioche.

Paul

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Kiseger

Oh yum yum yum, warm with butter!  Julekake is one of Norway's many delicious foods, the cardamom really stands out.  Jule means yule, as in yuletide and this is a perfect Christmas bread....  Beautiful Paul, also love your turban shape challah.  Great bakes!

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edroid

I would love to try a bread with cardamom, my favorite spice. 

Well done!