A couple of weekends ago, I was doing some test bakes to finalize recipes for a class that I will teach in December.
First up, Julekake, glossy with egg wash:
And the Julekake crumb:
And it tastes even better than it looks, what with the fruit and cardamom flavors.
And some Sweet Vanilla Challah, which I've posted about previously. While not specifically a holiday bread, its turban shape and vanilla flavor make it a natural for any festive meal:
Paul
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Se il sapore del tuo Julekake è buono per quanto è bello il tuo risultato, vorrei essere la prima fortunata a poterlo assaggiare.
Complimenti e grazie della tua condivisione.
Anna G.
Grazie, Anna
I looked it up but should have guessed with the cardamom in it that it was a Scandinavian Holiday bread :-) Learn something new here every day. Yours looks especially tempting with that beautiful egg wash!
The snail shaped challah gets a little more Holiday festive with sultanas in it. Well done, good luck with the class and
Happy baking.
Those Scandinavians have a way with breads. My mother made something like this back when I was a kid but I had no idea where it may have originated from. I'm not sure that she did, either. It's one of those flavor combinations that really locks into the memory and in a good way.
Paul
Well done. You've made the Norwegians proud with this cake/bread(brioche?).
I'm tickled that the bread traveled far beyond its homeland; it's too good to keep bottled up in one location. And it is a bread, albeit an enriched bread, rather than a brioche.
Paul
Oh yum yum yum, warm with butter! Julekake is one of Norway's many delicious foods, the cardamom really stands out. Jule means yule, as in yuletide and this is a perfect Christmas bread.... Beautiful Paul, also love your turban shape challah. Great bakes!
I would love to try a bread with cardamom, my favorite spice.
Well done!