# Cardamom bread > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Cardamom_bread > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Cardamom_bread.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardamom_bread > Source revision: 1318572929 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Bread or pastry flavored with cardamom}} {{redirect|Pulla|the village in India|Pulla, Andhra Pradesh}} {{Infobox food | name = Cardamom bread | image = 250px | caption = Finnish {{lang|fi|pulla}} cardamom bread | alternate_name = | country = [Finland](/source/Finland), [Sweden](/source/Sweden) | region = | creator = | course = | type = Sweet [pastry](/source/pastry) | served = | main_ingredient = [Cardamom](/source/Cardamom) | variations = | calories = | other = }} '''Cardamom breads''', including the [Finnish](/source/Finnish_cuisine) {{lang|fi|pulla}} (or {{lang|fi|nisu}}) and [Swedish](/source/Swedish_cuisine) {{lang|sv|kardemummabröd}} and {{lang|sv|kardemummabullar}}, are a group of enriched breads or [pastry](/source/pastry) flavored with [cardamom](/source/cardamom). They are eaten throughout the year, typically with coffee or tea. Cardamom[http://www.growingpeople.se/templates/Page.aspx?id=15321 Julens alla dofter] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081216103623/http://www.growingpeople.se/templates/Page.aspx?id=15321 |date=December 16, 2008 }} is a spice used in several Nordic countries in cakes, cookies, and biscuits, including traditional Finnish Christmas pastries.[http://www.boras.biz/tidningen/tidningar/2007_12/11.pdf Julens Kryddor] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706144323/http://www.boras.biz/tidningen/tidningar/2007_12/11.pdf |date=July 6, 2011 }} =={{Lang|fi|Pulla}}== {{Infobox food | name = {{lang|fi|Pulla}} | image = 250px | caption = Several {{lang|fi|pulla}} loaves (dark roast ({{lang|fi|tummapaahto}}) in the top-right corner) | alternate_name = {{lang|fi|nisu}}, {{lang|fi|vehnänen}} | country = [Finland](/source/Finland) | region = | creator = | course = | type = [Sweet roll](/source/Sweet_roll) | served = | main_ingredient = [cardamom](/source/cardamom) seeds; [raisin](/source/raisin)s or sliced [almond](/source/almond)s | variations = | calories = | other = }} '''{{lang|fi|Pulla}}''' ({{IPA|fi|ˈpulːɑ}}) is a mildly sweet [Finnish](/source/Finnish_cuisine) [sweet roll](/source/sweet_roll) or dessert bread flavored with crushed [cardamom](/source/Elettaria) seeds and occasionally [raisin](/source/raisin)s or sliced [almond](/source/almond)s. Braided loaves ({{lang|fi|pitko}}) are formed from three or more strands of dough. The loaves may also be formed into a ring. They are typically coated with egg wash and then sprinkled with white sugar or almonds.{{Citation needed|date=May 2022}} Other types of {{Lang|fi|pulla}} include small round buns that resemble English scones but have a sugar and butter topping, and larger [cinnamon roll](/source/cinnamon_roll)s called {{lang|fi|korvapuusti}}. The outside typically has a shiny, brown glaze, formed by a coating of [egg white](/source/egg_white), [milk](/source/milk) or a mixture of [sugar](/source/sugar) and brewed [coffee](/source/coffee). Usually {{Lang|fi|pulla}} is baked as a small, round, [brioche](/source/brioche)-style loaf, which is served whole, or as a long loaf called {{lang|fi|pullapitko}}, which is sliced, and can be braided to make it more decorative and festive. Some variations are topping it with chopped [walnut](/source/walnut)s and vanilla [icing](/source/Icing_(food)), raisins added to the dough, [cinnamon roll](/source/cinnamon_roll)s (called {{lang|fi|korvapuusti}}, sometimes topped with [pearl sugar](/source/pearl_sugar) or almond flakes{{cite web|url=https://www.valio.fi/reseptit/pullataikina-2/|title=Pullataikina|website=Valio.fi|access-date=28 December 2017}}), butter and sugar buns called {{lang|fi|voisilmäpulla}}, berry toppings and curd filled buns called {{lang|fi|rahkapulla}}. For special occasions, [saffron](/source/saffron) may be added to the dough to impart flavour and a yellow tint. In Finland, {{Lang|fi|pulla}} is often served with coffee. In cafeterias, the quality of the {{Lang|fi|pulla}} is considered a sign of the establishment's overall quality. {{Lang|fi|Pulla}} is also common in the [Upper Peninsula of Michigan](/source/Upper_Peninsula_of_Michigan) and [Northern Ontario](/source/Northern_Ontario), areas in the United States and Canada which have large Finnish populations. There it is also commonly known as {{lang|fi|nisu}}, an old Finnish word still in use with the same meaning in some dialects, despite originally simply meaning 'wheat'. The term {{lang|fi|korppu}} refers instead to a [biscotti](/source/biscotti)-like, double-baked breadstick for dunking in coffee that is often made from leftover {{lang|fi|nisu}}.{{Cite book |last=Ojakangas |first=B. |title=The Great Scandinavian Baking Book |date=1988 |publisher=Little, Brown, and Co. |location=Boston |author-link=Beatrice Ojakangas}} ==In Sweden== thumb|Swedish cardamom buns Swedish cardamom breads include {{lang|sv|kardemummabröd}} (bread) and {{lang|sv|kardemummabullar}} (buns). Cardamom bread is considered a [traditional food](/source/traditional_food) among [Swedish American](/source/Swedish_American)s.{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jxGph-ledGUC&q=swedish_%22cardamom_bread%22&pg=PA1|title=Swedes in Minnesota|first=Anne Gillespie|last=Lewis|date=28 December 2017|publisher=Minnesota Historical Society Press|isbn=9780873514781|access-date=28 December 2017|via=Google Books}}{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/minnesotaethnicf0000kapl|url-access=registration|page=[https://archive.org/details/minnesotaethnicf0000kapl/page/133 133]|quote=swedish cardamom bread.|title=The Minnesota Ethnic Food Book|first1=Anne R.|last1=Kaplan|first2=Marjorie A.|last2=Hoover|date=28 December 1986|publisher=Minnesota Historical Society Press|access-date=28 December 2017|via=Internet Archive}}{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZOmWcT12czcC&q=swedish+%22cardamom+bread%22&pg=PA288|title=Michigan: Hundreds of Ideas for Day Trips with the Kids|first=Bill|last=Semion|date=1 June 2007|publisher=Globe Pequot Press|isbn=9780762743957|access-date=28 December 2017|via=Google Books}}{{Dead link|date=November 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Cardamom buns are eaten along with [coffee](/source/coffee) or [tea](/source/tea).{{cite web|url=http://alltommat.se/recept/chokladglass-med-saltkolasas-och-bar/|title=– Recipes|first=Allt om|last=Mat|website=Alltommat.se|access-date=28 December 2017}} ==See also== *[Tsoureki](/source/Tsoureki) *[Challah](/source/Challah) *[Bejgli](/source/Bejgli) ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *[http://recipes.epicurean.com/recipe/21522/swedish-cardamom-bread.html Recipe] {{Ring and knot-shaped breads}} Category:Swedish cuisine Category:Finnish cuisine Category:Braided egg breads Category:Sweet breads Category:Cuisine of the Midwestern United States Category:Buns --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Cardamom bread](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardamom_bread) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardamom_bread?action=history)). 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