Ingredients

Dough

• ½ Cup warm water
• 1 Tbsp./Packet Red Star Platinum Yeast (7g)
• 1 Cup milk
• ¼ Cup butter (57g)
• ½ Cup sugar
• ½ tsp. salt
• 1 large egg
• ½ tsp. cardamom
• 3 ¾ Cup unbleached bread flour

Drizzle

• ½ Cup powdered sugar
• ¼ tsp. vanilla
• 1-3 tsp. milk

Instructions

1. Place warm water and yeast in EZ DOH bucket and stir to dissolve yeast.
2. Heat milk, butter, sugar and salt together in a saucepan on low, until butter is melted. Let cool until just warm to the touch.
3. Pour into EZ DOH bucket with yeast mixture.
4. Stir in egg, ¾ Cup flour and cardamom.
5. Cover and let rest for 20 minutes.
6. Add remaining flour and EZ DOH-it for 2-3 minutes until the dough is smooth and soft and all ingredients are incorporated.
7. Remove dough from bucket, spray bucket with cooking spray, “smooth” dough and replace in bucket.
8. Cover and let rise until doubled.
9. At this point, the dough can be removed from the bucket and divided into 2 equal portions for two medium-sized loaves.
10. Divide each piece into 3 equal pieces.
11. Roll each piece out to about 12”, or long enough to braid.
12. Connect the ropes at the top by pressing together and then tucking under the dough.
13. Continue to braid the dough, then press together at the base and tuck under.
14. Place the two braided loaves on a greased baking sheet, cover and let rise until almost doubled.
15. Bake at 350°F for 25-30 minutes or until golden.
16. Remove from oven and brush with butter to soften crust.
17. Cool on a wire rack.
18. Mix drizzle ingredients and drizzle over the cooled loaf.