Finnish Coffee Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 sticks butter
2 c. milk
1 c. sugar
yeast
3 eggs
2 tsp. ground cardamon
9 c. flour

Preparation

Heat milk until warm; add melted butter.
Put 2 (1/4-ounce) packages of yeast in 1/2 cup of warm water.
Add to milk the sugar, yeast, eggs and cardamon.
Add flour; knead until firm and smooth. Cover with towel; let rise until double bulk.
Knead until smooth. Divide into 4 greased bread pans.
Cover; let rise.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for 30 minutes.
Remove from oven.
Brush with 1/2 cup coffee and 1/2 cup sugar (optional).