Finnish Coffee Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3/4 c. sugar
1 egg
2 1/2 c. lukewarm milk
2 pkg. yeast
1/2 c. butter
1 tsp. salt
8 c. flour

Preparation

Beat the sugar with the egg.
Add the milk, yeast, butter, salt and 2 cups of the flour.
Mix until smooth.
Add rest of the flour and let rise until double in size.
Knead down, cut into strips and braid into 3 or 4 loaves.
Let it rise again until light.
Bake on a cookie sheet at 350\u00b0 for 20 to 30 minutes until brown.
When cool, decorate with frosting or fruit.
This is also good just as it is.