Swedish Cinnamon-and-Cardamom Bread

Ingredients

For the Dough

7 tbsp. unsalted butter

1 ¹⁄₂ cups whole milk, heated to 115°

2 tsp. active dry yeast

4 ¹⁄₂ cups flour, plus more for dusting

¹⁄₄ cup sugar

1 ¹⁄₂ tsp. cardamom seeds, lightly crushed

¹⁄₄ tsp. kosher salt

For the Filling and Topping

¹⁄₂ cup granulated sugar

7 tbsp. unsalted butter, softened

1 tbsp. ground cinnamon

1 ¹⁄₂ tsp. cardamom seeds, finely crushed

1 egg, beaten

Pearl sugar, for topping

 

Instructions

• Make the dough: soften butter during a 1-qt. pan over medium. take away from heat and stir in milk and yeast; let sit till foamy, regarding ten minutes. Whisk flour, sugar, cardamom, and salt during a bowl. Stir in yeast mixture till dough forms. Transfer dough to a gently floured surface; knead till swish and elastic, regarding three minutes. come dough to bowl and canopy with a clean dish towel; let sit during a heat place till dough is doubled in size, regarding one hour.

• Make the filling: combine sugar, butter, cinnamon, and cardamom during a bowl till swish.

• Assemble the bread: On a gently floured surface, roll dough into associate degree 11″ x 17″ parallelogram, regarding 1⁄4″ thick. unfold filling over dough, departure a 1⁄2″ border on edges. functioning from one long finish, roll dough into a decent cylinder; transfer seam facet all the way down to a parchment paper-lined baking sheet. cowl with dish towel; let sit during a heat place till dough has doubled in size over again, regarding forty five minutes.

• Bake the bread: Heat kitchen appliance to 375°. exploitation room shears and beginning 1″ from ends of dough, create crosswise cuts, spaced 1″ apart, three-quarters of the approach through dough. Fan dough slices off from the middle, alternating left to right. Brush dough with egg and sprinkle with pearl sugar; bake till golden brown, regarding twenty two minutes. Let bread cool utterly before serving. 
• Enjoy