Norwegian Boller

Total Time: 2 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 2 1/2 cups milk, warmed
• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 2 tablespoons active dry yeast
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons cardamom, ground
• 5 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup raisins (optional)
• 1 egg , for glazing

Recipe

• 1 mix the warm milk (about 100f), melted butter, sugar and yeast together in a large bowl. let it stand for 10 mins unntil the yeast is foamy. add the salt and cardemon. add the flour 1 cup at a time, stirring to mix after each addition. stir in the raisins if you are using them. the dough will be pretty sticky at this point.
• 2 cover and let the dough rise in a warm place for about an hour, or until doubled in size.
• 3 punch down the dough and turn it out onto a lightly floured surface. knead briefly (for just a couple of minutes) break off pieces of dough about the size of a large golf ball and roll in your hands to make them round and smooth.
• 4 place the balls of dough onto a greased cookie sheet and cover. let them rise for about 30-40 minutes.
• 5 brush the tops with beaten egg and bake in a preheated 350 f oven for 20 minutes, or until they are golden brown. cool about 15 minutes before eating and then enjoy with butter, or chese and meat, or just plain!