Name: Finnish Festive Wreath
Yield: Serves 8—10
Cuisine: Finnish
Ingredients: 5 ml/1 tsp saffron threads; 200 ml/7 fl oz/⅞ cup milk; 2 eggs; 2.5 ml/½ tsp salt; 55 g/2 oz/¼ cup butter, melted; 5 ml/1 tsp easy bake (rapid-rise) dried yeast; 500 g/1 lb 2 oz/4½ cups unbleached white bread flour; 5 ml/1 tsp ground cardamom seeds; 50 g/2 oz/¼ cup caster (superfine) sugar; 40 g/1½ oz/3 tbsp granulated sugar; 45 ml/3 tbsp flaked (sliced) almonds; 15 ml/1 tbsp water, to glaze; 15 ml/1 tbsp candied lime peel, chopped (optional); 15 ml/1 tbsp rum; 1 egg yolk, to glaze

Preparation info

Serves
8—10

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

The Ultimate Bread Machine Cookbook

By Jennie Shapter

Published 2010

About

This traditional sweet bread, enriched with egg and delicately scented with saffron and cardamom, is called pulla in its native Finland. For festive occasions, elaborately shaped versions of the bread, like this pretty wreath, are prepared.

Ingredients

5 ml/1 tsp saffron threads
200 ml/7

Method

Place the saffron threads in a small mixing bowl. Heat half of the milk in a small pan, pour it over the saffron and leave to infuse (steep) until the milk is at room temperature.
Pour the saffron milk into the bread machine pan,