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Finnish doughnuts, is well known as Munkki, the speciality of these deep fried beauties are: they are simply flavoured with cardamom.The munkki are eaten any time of the year, but specially during and around on Vappu which means the 1st day of May month.In Finland, they have a special oil thats sounds like lard but as much as like butter t fry this yeasted doughnuts but however some fry these doughnuts in oil. The dough of munkki is very similar to pulla’s one but instead of baked, they are fried. Finnish doughnuts can find also shaped as a ball but the traditional one looks like ring,once fried these doughnuts gets well coated with sugar and cinnamon powder.If using bread machine, you can make the doughnut's dough easily, since i prepared the dough with bread machine, the dough came out extremely prefect. Am running my third week of blogging marathon from today and this week's theme is Doughnuts, Valli asked to check this link to pick anything from the list from A-I. Finnish doughnuts caught immediately my attention and i simply got hooked to this Finnish munkkis as they are very easy to make. Finnish Munkkis came out prefect and we couldnt stop munching them, when rolled with sugar and cinnamon powder these doughnuts tastes absolutely incredible and my kids went crazy on seeing these prefectly fried golden doughnuts.Check out the Blogging Marathon page for the other Blogging Marathoners doing BM#47. 2cups Flour 1cup Milk 1/2cup Sugar 60 g butter 1no Egg 1tsp Instant yeast 1tsp Cardamom powder 1/2tsp Salt Oil for frying Sugar and cinnamon powder (for coating) Beat the egg. Mix the lukewarm milk with the egg, sugar, salt and cardamom. Take the flour and yeast in a bowl and mix well, add gradually the butter. Knead until the dough turns soft. Place it in a greased bowl, cover with a towel and leave to prove until it doubles its size. Knead again for a while. Divide the dough to make bigger balls and open a hole in the middle of each ball with your fingers. Cover them with a towel and let it prove for 30 minutes. Heat oil fr deep frying pan or a pot , deep fry the munkki in small batches. Place the fried munkkis on a plate prepared with paper towels. Take the sugar in a bowl with a teaspoon of cinnamon powder. Drop the munkki into this mix when they are still hot and toss them well to get coated completely. Continue the same process with the remaining dough. Enjoy with a cup of tea or coffee. Finnish Munkkis: 2tasses Farine de blé 1tasse de Lait 1/2tasses Sucre 60 g Beurre 1 oeuf 1c à café Levure instantanée 1c à café Poudre de cardamome 1/2 c à café Sel Huile pour la friture Sucre et de cannelle en poudre Battre l'œuf . Mélanger le lait tiède avec l'oeuf , le sucre , le sel et la cardamome . Prendre la farine et la levure dans un bol et mélanger , ajouter petit à petit le beurre . Pétrir la pate jusqu'à ce que la pâte soit moelleuse. Placez-le dans un bol graissé , couvrir avec une serviette et laisser lever jusqu'à ce la pâte double de volume . Pétrir à nouveau. Divisez la pâte et faire un trou au milieu de chaque boule avec vos doigts . Couvrez-les avec une serviette et laissez-les pendant 30 minutes . Chauffer l'huile, frire les donuts. Placez les munkkis frits sur une plaque préparée avec des serviettes en papier . Prenez le sucre dans un bol avec une cuillère à café de cannelle en poudre . Déposez le munkki chaud dans ce mélange. Continuer avec le reste de la pâte . Manger avec une tasse de thé ou de café .
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This recipe is from one of my mother's sisters, my Aunt Linda, who had married into a Finnish family. The word pulla technically just means "buns" but often refers to this somewhat sweet, rich bread, also known as Kahvileipä (coffee bread), or even just nisu (wheat). I've been making it since I was quite young, and no longer have any sense of how close my recipe, with my penchant for adjusting things, has remained. It scores big points with every Scandinavian I've fed it to, though - cardamom breads are highly appreciated there. There are definitely some similarities between pulla and challah, although I tend to think of challah as a savoury or neutral bread, it does have its sweet versions, too. I took one of these loaves in to work with me, and one of my colleagues remarked on its similarity to German Hefezopf (yeast braid), but noted that the German version doesn't have the cardamom. This is a sharply distinguishing feature, though, as the Finnish variety simply must have cardamom. Pulla Yield: 2 large braided loaves Total prep and cooking time: 3.5 hours 15 mL (1 tablespoon) dry active yeast 60 mL (1/4 cup) warm water (warm, but not hot - test on your wrist) 180 mL (3/4 cup) warm milk 120 mL (1/2 cup) sugar 1/2 teaspoon coarse salt 2 eggs, plus extra for glazing* 1 teaspoon ground cardamom 1.12 litres (4 1/2 cups) all-purpose flour (approximate - you may need more) 112 grams (1/2 cup) butter, melted Cinnamon for dusting Coarse sugar (or pearl sugar) for finishing (optional) In a large mixing bowl, combine the yeast and warm water with a pinch of the sugar. Let the mixture stand for 5 minutes, or until foamy. Blend in milk, sugar, salt, eggs, cardamom, and 2 cups of the flour. Beat until smooth. Add the butter, stirring until it all becomes incorporated and smooth once more. Then stir in the rest of the flour (the exact amount you need will depend on the humidity and they type of flour you have) and knead the dough until it is smooth and satiny - approximately 5 - 10 minutes. Place in a large, greased bowl to rise, turning the dough over so that the top is lightly greased. Cover the dough lightly with plastic or a tea towel and let it stand in a draught-free place (such as the inside of an oven, with the light on) for 1.5 - 2 hours, or until doubled. Knead lightly on a floured board, just enough to press the air out of the risen dough. Divide the dough into 6 equal pieces, and roll each between your palms and counter top to make 6 14-inch "snakes." Braid into two loaves, pinching the ends to seal well, and folding the ends under the loaves. Place the braids side-by-side with room to expand on a greased baking sheet. Let rise for 1/2 hour only - bread should look puffed but not doubled - and gently brush the tops and sides with beaten egg. Sprinkle with cinnamon and coarse sugar. The bread will rise more in the oven, a phenomenon known as "oven spring". Bake at 180°C / 350°F for 25 - 35 minutes or until the loaves are richly browned and sound hollow when tapped on the bottom (you will of course need to lift the loaf off the sheet pan for this test). Let the loaves cool completely on a rack before bagging. You can store them at room temperature for a day or two, but after that put them in the fridge. As this makes 2 big loaves, I sometimes braid only one loaf, and turn the other half of the dough into buns by rolling it out to a 1/2" rectangle, sprinkling with brown sugar and extra spices, rolling up and slicing into 9 pieces. Place slices cut-side up in a greased 8" metal pan, let rise 1/2 hour, and bake for 25 minutes. These freeze beautifully: cool completely, break apart, and wrap individually. * It doesn't take a whole egg to provide the egg wash for two loaves of bread. It uses maybe 1/3 of an egg. I usually put the leftover beaten egg in a small lidded plastic container in the fridge, and the next day fry it up to put on toast for breakfast. Your mileage may vary. Last thing to mention - if you take more than a day or two to get to the end of the loaf, I note that pulla toasts up beautifully. I like it with a slice of cheese at that point, but butter, nutella, honey, or even just plain are all delicious options.
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