Sweet Cinnamon Leaf Bread made with Finnish Pulla Dough (From
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Sweet Cinnamon Leaf Bread made with Finnish Pulla Dough (From
This page was exported from - A Flock In The City Export date: Tue Oct 25 1:20:26 2016 / +0000 GMT Sweet Cinnamon Leaf Bread made with Finnish Pulla Dough (From Finland) I mentioned a few posts ago that I had become fascinated by the baking culture of Scandinavia. I created my own homage to Sweden with my Swedish breakfast bread and now today I am poking my head into the baking of Finland with this Sweet Pulla bread. I did lots of research to find a recipe that would fit my needs, that is to say didn't yield 5 loaves of bread! As I am to understand it the recipes are huge because these loaves are frozen so they are always on hand. I came across other recipes that were filled essentially with a cinnamon roll filling and still others that had apples included in the filling. However, the most common by far was the simple pulla braid that is served sliced with coffee or tea every afternoon alongside some other sweet pastries and cookies. I know I already mentioned it....but I just love the idea of everyone taking break to sit and enjoy a coffee and a slice of some yummy pastry every afternoon. If we had a culture like that maybe we would be closer to each other and have a stronger sense of community. I am still waiting for my Swedish/Scandinavian baking books to arrive, so while waiting I pulled a bit from one recipe I found for the dough (I got it from Sauveur Magazine). The plain braid is what this recipe was meant for but just didn't get me all excited (I hope I am not offending the lovely people of Finland). I saw quite a few variations with a cinnamon filling but I mean...we all already have our favorite cinnamon roll bread recipes I'm guessing so I thought I might have some fun with it. This is one of the weirdest recipes I have ever made with dough. It came out beyond amazing and I can't wait ti share it with you. I warn you...this looks crazy but is so much fun!!!! Cinnamon bread made with Finnish Pulla Dough (dough recipe adapted from Sauveur magazine) 1 1?3 cups milk, heated to 115° 2?3 cup sugar 3 tsp. ground cardamom 2 1?4-oz. packages active dry yeast 3 eggs, lightly beaten 6 1?2 cups flour 1 tsp. kosher salt 5 tbsp. unsalted butter, cut into 1?2" cubes, at room temperature Filling 1 stick of butter melted 2/3 cup sugar 2 teaspoons of cinnamon (more or less depending on your tastes) Extra sugar for sprinkling over top Here we Go... In a large glass measuring cup combine milk, sugar, 3 tsp. cardamom, and yeast; stir together and let sit until foamy, 10 minutes. Output as PDF file has been powered by [ Universal Post Manager ] plugin from www.ProfProjects.com | Page 1/28 | This page was exported from - A Flock In The City Export date: Tue Oct 25 1:20:26 2016 / +0000 GMT Output as PDF file has been powered by [ Universal Post Manager ] plugin from www.ProfProjects.com | Page 2/28 | This page was exported from - A Flock In The City Export date: Tue Oct 25 1:20:26 2016 / +0000 GMT Output as PDF file has been powered by [ Universal Post Manager ] plugin from www.ProfProjects.com | Page 3/28 | This page was exported from - A Flock In The City Export date: Tue Oct 25 1:20:26 2016 / +0000 GMT Add eggs; mix to combine. Output as PDF file has been powered by [ Universal Post Manager ] plugin from www.ProfProjects.com | Page 4/28 | This page was exported from - A Flock In The City Export date: Tue Oct 25 1:20:26 2016 / +0000 GMT Into the work bowl of your standing mixer add flour and salt; mix until combined. Next add the wet ingredients combine for a minute then slowly add the butter. Mix until a dough forms. It will be a stiffer dough. Knead for 5 minutes. 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Transfer dough to a greased bowl and cover with plastic wrap; let sit until doubled in size, about 1 hour. Output as PDF file has been powered by [ Universal Post Manager ] plugin from www.ProfProjects.com | Page 9/28 | This page was exported from - A Flock In The City Export date: Tue Oct 25 1:20:26 2016 / +0000 GMT Output as PDF file has been powered by [ Universal Post Manager ] plugin from www.ProfProjects.com | Page 10/28 | This page was exported from - A Flock In The City Export date: Tue Oct 25 1:20:26 2016 / +0000 GMT Punch down dough; cover again with plastic wrap and let sit until fully risen, 30 minutes. Output as PDF file has been powered by [ Universal Post Manager ] plugin from www.ProfProjects.com | Page 11/28 | This page was exported from - A Flock In The City Export date: Tue Oct 25 1:20:26 2016 / +0000 GMT Cut the dough in half. You can make 2 of these cinnamon leaf breads or you can make another style of pulla with the other half. That is what I did, I will show pictures of that at the end. I left one half in the fridge over night, just for convenience. It worked perfectly. Output as PDF file has been powered by [ Universal Post Manager ] plugin from www.ProfProjects.com | Page 12/28 | This page was exported from - A Flock In The City Export date: Tue Oct 25 1:20:26 2016 / +0000 GMT Roll one half of the dough out into a rectangle. about 1/4 inch thick. Output as PDF file has been powered by [ Universal Post Manager ] plugin from www.ProfProjects.com | Page 13/28 | This page was exported from - A Flock In The City Export date: Tue Oct 25 1:20:26 2016 / +0000 GMT With a pastry brush, cover the entire surface of the dough with melted butter. Output as PDF file has been powered by [ Universal Post Manager ] plugin from www.ProfProjects.com | Page 14/28 | This page was exported from - A Flock In The City Export date: Tue Oct 25 1:20:26 2016 / +0000 GMT Sprinkle the sugar evenly over the buttered dough. You can smooth the sugar over the dough with your hand to make sure you get even coverage. Output as PDF file has been powered by [ Universal Post Manager ] plugin from www.ProfProjects.com | Page 15/28 | This page was exported from - A Flock In The City Export date: Tue Oct 25 1:20:26 2016 / +0000 GMT Sprinkle over the buttered and sugared dough the cinnamon. As evenly as possible. Output as PDF file has been powered by [ Universal Post Manager ] plugin from www.ProfProjects.com | Page 16/28 | This page was exported from - A Flock In The City Export date: Tue Oct 25 1:20:26 2016 / +0000 GMT Using a square cutter cut out squares out of the dough, stack them evenly. Make two stacks so they stacks don't fall over. Next into a greased and parchment lined 8 inch loaf pan lay the stack down on their sides. 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Heat your oven to 375 degrees. Output as PDF file has been powered by [ Universal Post Manager ] plugin from www.ProfProjects.com | Page 22/28 | This page was exported from - A Flock In The City Export date: Tue Oct 25 1:20:26 2016 / +0000 GMT Cover the dough and allow to rise until doubled. Nice and puffy and about an inch over the edge of the pan. Output as PDF file has been powered by [ Universal Post Manager ] plugin from www.ProfProjects.com | Page 23/28 | This page was exported from - A Flock In The City Export date: Tue Oct 25 1:20:26 2016 / +0000 GMT Sprinkle a bit more sugar over the entire top. Output as PDF file has been powered by [ Universal Post Manager ] plugin from www.ProfProjects.com | Page 24/28 | This page was exported from - A Flock In The City Export date: Tue Oct 25 1:20:26 2016 / +0000 GMT Bake for about 25 minutes but check the bread after 20 minutes to be sure it is not over browning. When the bread is nicely browned and lovely, remove the pan to a rack to cool for about 10 to 15 minutes. Have a platter ready to remove the bread from the pan on to. Gently move the bread to your platter and allow to cool. Drizzle any buttery sugary goodness that is left in the pan over the bread. This bread is essentially leaves of buttery dough that pull apart one by one rich with butter and cinnamon sugar. Truly amazing. See... 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