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JULEKAKE / JULEKAGA (Norwegian Cardamom Scented Christmas Bread)

Dec-20-2017
Shobha Keshwani
120 minutes
Prep Time
30 minutes
Cook Time
10 People
Serves
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ABOUT JULEKAKE / JULEKAGA (Norwegian Cardamom Scented Christmas Bread) RECIPE

Julekake (or Julekaka/ Julekaga) is a rich holiday bread flavoured with cardamom which is traditionally served at Christmas in many Scandinavian countries. n Norway, Julekake traditionally only a lime green citrus peel called sukat is added along with the cardamom. Nowadays many people also add red and green cherries to reflect the colours of Christmas. Other popular additions are raisins, candied orange peel, and coloured candied peel. Some recipes for Julekake also feature almonds, but the main flavour in this bread comes from cardamom.

Recipe Tags

  • Non-veg
  • Medium
  • Christmas
  • European
  • Baking
  • Snacks

Ingredients Serving: 10

  1. All purpose flour .. 2 and 1/2 cups (extra for dusting)
  2. Active dry yeast .. 2 tsp
  3. Luke warm milk .. 1/2 cup
  4. Egg ...................... 1
  5. Butter ................. 50 gms (room temperature)
  6. Sugar ................. 1/4 cup
  7. Salt ..................... 1/4 tsp
  8. Cardamom powder . 1/4 tsp
  9. Candied fruit ....... 1/2 cup
  10. Dark raisins ......... 1/4 cup
  11. Candied orange or lemon peel .. 1 tbsp
  12. (For Glaze)
  13. 1 egg lightly beaten
  14. 1 tbsp milk
  15. Pearl sugar or crushed sugar cubes / chopped almonds.
  16. (For Icing)
  17. 1/2 cup icing sugar
  18. 1-2 tbsps milk
  19. 1/4 tsp almond extract.

Instructions

  1. Take 1/2 cup warm water and add a little sugar. Sprinkle the yeast on top without mixing and leave it in a warm place for a few minutes until it becomes frothy.
  2. Take the flour in a large bowl. Make a well in the middle and break the egg. Add the salt, sugar, cardamom powder.
  3. Knead it with the help of yeast and warm milk incorporating butter little by little during the process.
  4. Make a soft and pliable dough. Remove the dough to a floured surface and knead gently for a few minutes.
  5. Now roll it out or flatten with hands.Spread the candied fruits, raisins and candied peel evenly.
  6. Roll it like a swiss roll and knead it gently again so that the fruit mix is evenly mixed into the dough.
  7. Make it like a round ball. Place it in a greased bowl covering with a cling film or aluminium foil. Leave it in a warm place until it is doubled. This takes about an hour and half. In winter it takes longer time.
  8. Take the risen dough and again knead it lightly to make a round ball. Place this in a greased baking tin or any loaf tin. Let it rise again for 1 hour.
  9. If you are using egg wash then brush the top surface and sprinkle the almond slices or sprinkle the crushed icing sugar. But if you plan to use the icing on top skip this step.
  10. Bake at 180 C (350 F) for 25 - 30 minutes until the bread is golden brown and done. Half way through baking cover the bread with a foil to avoid it from further browning.
  11. If you are icing the cake remove it from the mould and allow it to cool before doing it.

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Shelly Sharma
Dec-27-2017
Shelly Sharma   Dec-27-2017

Delicious!!!

Monica Vaswani
Dec-21-2017
Monica Vaswani   Dec-21-2017

Simply Wow

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