Wednesday, February 25, 2015

Norwegian Cardamon Rolls

Hello my dear friends....did you think you would see another "sock tutorial"?  Just kidding, thank goodness I have completed the sock tutorial.  Thank you to everyone who followed along and encouraged me along the way.  Today I'm going to share with you a fast, easy, recipe for rolls.

 
Last week I attended my monthly lodge meeting at Daughters of Norway.  It's always a potluck and since we meet early in the morning, I find it's easiest for me to make some type of yeast bread that I can prepare the day before, let rise in the frig and bake the morning before the meeting.  So, here's what I made....

Norwegian Cardamon Rolls
2 cups milk (scalded and cooled)
1/2 cup butter
1 package dry yeast
1/2 cup warm water
1 tablespoon sugar
1 egg, beaten
1 teaspoon cardamon
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup granulated sugar
6 to 7 cups all purpose flour

Place milk in pan (or bowl) and heat (or microwave) until milk just boils.  Remove from heat and add in butter.  Let cool until room temperature.

In large bowl, add warm water and sprinkle yeast over water.  Add in 1 Tablespoon sugar.  Let sit for about 5 minutes or until bubbly.

Now add in cooled milk/butter mixture, beaten egg, salt and cardamon, sugar and 2 cups flour.  Stir to mix all ingredients and continue to add remainder of flour as needed until you have a soft dough.  Knead well (I make mine in my Kitchenaid mixer with dough attachment).


Shape dough in a ball and cover with plastic wrap and a towel.  Keep in a warm, draft free place for approximately 1 hour or until dough has doubled.


Punch down dough and shape into golf ball size balls.  Shape into balls and place on a parchment lined (or greased) baking sheet and brush with egg wash (1 egg beaten with 1 T milk).


Let rise until double and bake in a 375 degree oven for approximately 12 to 15 minutes until golden brown.  Remove from oven and cool on a rack.


These can be frozen after baking or you can shape the rolls and place them on the baking sheet and put them in the frig overnight and bake the next day.


Serve with creamy butter. You may notice that the color of my dough is a bit darker - that's because I used half white all purpose flour and half Trader Joe's "100% white whole wheat flour"......
Enjoy!

If you are of Scandinavian descent, you might want to check out and see if there's a Daughters of Norway lodge near you.  It's a fun non-profit organization that preserves and promotes Norwegian culture.

It's been a busy month here at Lilly My Cat.  We spent a wonderful time with my dear son. And, my dear daughter and her husband are expecting their second baby!  So, I'm going to be a grandma for the second time.  I'm so excited as is the whole family.  It's going to be a little girl.  I've already ordered some pink yarn to make a sweater for the little one.  My little grandson, Oliver, is so excited to have a little sister.

And, that means Lilly will be an Aunt, again!  Doesn't she look like a real person sitting there? (she's sitting on my  Coast Ripple Blanket but she likes to "wrestle" with it...so I placed a towel on top)

I'm linking up to some great parties this week.  Here they are:
Wordless Wednesday
Oh My Heartsie Girl
Planet Penny

I'd love to hear what you've been up to.  Free free to comment and say "hello".  I will see you again soon.

bye for now,
Pat
   






20 comments:

  1. OMG, anything cardamom is a favorite, but rolls? Yes I will be making those tomorrow. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

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    1. You are most welcome. I hope that you will enjoy them. Thank you for visiting my blog :)

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  2. That recipe sounds delicious, and the outcome appears to be. My husband is the baker, and I am going to request he make these for us. Lilly seems unfazed by the news of the impending birth, but she looks quite content sitting there. Congratulations on the impending birth of your granddaughter. Have fun making lots of little pink things.

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    1. Thank you so much. Yes, we are excited for our new grandchild. I think Lilly is happy too as she's such a social cat and is good with children. Have a wonderful day.

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  3. Lilly looks like she wants to know when her roll is arriving! They look lovely, thanks for sharing the recipe. Are they good with soup? Might make an interesting change from our usual soup night loaf! xx

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    1. Thank you Christine. Yes, they would be good with soup. They're not really sweet so they should work fine. But, your bread loafs are more lovely by far!

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    2. But mine are cheating really, because they're made in the bread maker! :-) I've nominated you for a Liebster Award if you'd like to join in, but don't feel that you have to! xx http://winwickmum.blogspot.co.uk/2015/02/liebster-award.html

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  4. I love that photo of Lilly, mid-bath. Strangely, someone told me recently of a place in Glasgow that sometimes has cardamom rolls. I'd never heard of such a thing, and here is your post about them. I never found the place, so have yet to taste a cardamom roll.

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    1. Hi Christine. I found a couple of recipes for these rolls and some has currants/raisins. The flavor is the cardamom is not overwhelming. Thanks for visiting my blog today :)

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  5. those rolls look amazing !!! and congratulations on your grandchild in the making.

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    1. Many thanks Erica. It's always exciting to have a new little one. I've been busy looking at knitting/crochet patterns for our new arrival. Have a wonderful day.

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  6. congratulations on the news of your second grandchild - and love the photo of Lilly, looking as gorgeous as ever!

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  7. I really must have a go at making some bread one day. Your rolls look very tasty and your instructions make it look so easy. Congratulations on becoming grandparents for the second time. Lily looks very relaxed sitting there on the sofa :)

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  8. Those rolls look delicious. I love the taste of cardamon, so will definitely be giving them a try. Congratulations on the new grandchild - you'll have to make it one of your gorgeous ripple blankets. Love to beautiful Lilly. x

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  9. Hi Pat, Those rolls look delicious - I love cardamom, so I must give them a go. Congratulations on the news of a new baby and I love that photo of Lilly. Best wishes, Claire x

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  10. Those rolls look absolutely delicious :) Hoe exciting to have a little granddaughter on the way! x

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  11. Your rolls look delicious, I wish we could smell them. Congratulations on the news of your next grandchild, something wonderful to look forward to. I love the photo of Lily, it's hilarious that cats sit that way.
    Ali xx

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  12. Those rolls look seriously delicious! Congratulations on being a granny again, lovely to have some pink knitting to do this time round. Thanks for joining in with Happy Friday again x

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  13. These look delish! Congrats on the new addition!

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  14. These are beautiful, and delicious, I'm sure. I love the addition of cardamom.

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