Pulla(Finnish Coffee Bread) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 qt. warm water
1/2 qt. eggs, at room temperature
1/2 lb. melted butter
1/2 lb. sugar
1/2 oz. baking soda
1 oz. dry yeast
1/2 Tbsp. cardamom, ground
raisins (optional)
chopped almonds (optional)

Preparation

Mix all ingredients.
Knead well.
Allow dough to rise until double in size.
Knead again.
Roll out dough into 3 strips and braid them into 12-inch loaves.
Brush with beaten eggs immediately before baking.
Sprinkle with sugar and nuts.
Bake at 350\u00b0 until golden brown.
(Brush with a little sugar water as soon as you remove the loaves from the oven.)