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Norwegian Christmas Bread
Deborah Petersen
"When my husband became a minister for a church in an area populated with Norwegians, my father-in-law was delighted because I had easy access to recipes he enjoyed as a child. This is a traditional Christmas bread, but I make it for any holiday we get together. --Deborah Petersen, Princeton, New Jersey"
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Ingredients
55 m servingsOriginal recipe yields 24 servings
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Directions
{{model.addEditText}} Print- In a mixing bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Add sugar, egg, butter, salt, cardamom and 2 cups flour; mix well. Stir in raisins, citron and enough remaining flour to form a soft dough.
- Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to greased top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour.
- Punch dough down; divide in half. Shape each portion into a flattened ball. Place in two greased 9-in. round baking pans. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour.
- Bake at 350 degrees F for 30-35 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from pans to cool on wire racks.
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12/29/2008
This is almost the same as the Christmas Bread my husband's mother makes. I usually make it in our bread maker for convenience, with the following adjustments: Add liquids first, flour, then ye...
10/21/2007
I have been looking for this recipe since my mother passed away three years ago. I am so happy to have found it. She never wrote it down and my sister and I wanted to make it for last Christma...
12/7/2008
I made this today for my mother, whose mother was from Norway. She used to make "YuleKake" ever year and send it to us. We've been trying to find a similar recipe and this is it! I used the frui...
12/27/2010
I have an older male friend of Nowegian heritage and as a little Christmas surprise I made this for him. His warm blue eyes lit in delight when he saw the first loaf. He ate the first slice, as...
12/25/2009
My bread did not rise properly and I don't like Christmas Bread -- not even Norwegian Christmas Bread -- but it tastes amazing! So I like Norwegian Christmas Bread now! Thank you!
12/22/2009
I couldn't find candied fruit in the stores so I used dried fruit pieces (Sunmaid brand, contains raisins, apples, apricots, etc). The bread was to DIE for! I brought a loaf into work and it was...
12/16/2009
I've been making julekage for years. I'm never quite happy with my recipe, but, forget by the next year and make the same recipe all over again before I remember. This year I remembered to look ...
12/2/2007
I haven't tried the recipe yet, however it is very close to the one that I use. I am not at my home, and cannot get to my recipes there. This is the closest I have found to my recipe. Try it w...