Norwegian Jule Bread

The holiday season is not the same without this moist tasty bread. It is even better with Norwegian Gjetost which is a brown and sweet cheese popular in my home country. You can find it in some stores under the name Ski Queen.

Ingredients:

Dry yeast;1 pk

Milk;  2 cups, tepid

White unbleached wheat flour; apr. 6 cups

Butter; 175 grams

Sugar; 150 grams

Egg; 1

Cardamom; 1-2 teaspoons

Raisins or cranberries; 1 cup

Citron 1-2 packages, Apr. 100-150 grams

Directions:

1) First make a loose dough of half the flour, 50 gm sugar, all the milk  50 gm butter and dry yeast- mix sugar flour and dry yeast, melt the butter add milk and warm and mix with the dry ingredients. Let rise to double size.

2) Whip the rest of the sugar and butter white , add the egg. Mix this with the loose dough. Then add the rest of the flour and the cardamom. Let rise to double size. Add the dried fruits and kneed the dough. Make two round breads, or use bread forms. Rise for 30-45 minutes. Bake 350-375 degree F for 30-40 minutes in the lower part of the oven.  I usually bake them on a warm pizza stone. Enjoy.