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	Nisu 02

		Finnish Coffee Bread (Nisu) 1 egg 1 teaspoon salt 4 oz. butter or margarine 2 pounds (approx.) flour 3/4 cup sugar 1 tablespoon yeast 2 cups lukewarm milk egg chopped blanched almonds or sugar Beat up the egg and sugar. Add the lukewarm milk, the yeast (stirred in a coffee cup with the salt), and then sufficient flour to make a stiff, gruel-like mixture. This is worked until it becomes smooth and elastic, and only then is the rest of the flour added together with the butter--either melted or beaten to a foam. Knead the mixture into a pliable dough, cover with a baking cloth, and leave in a warm but not hot place to rise. When the dough has doubled its bulk, knead it on a table and shape it into small rounds or into long plaits made from ropes of even thickness. Lay these on a baking sheet and leave to rise again. Now brush the bread with egg and sprinkle either with chopped blanched almonds or sugar. Bake in a hot oven--the long plaits for about twenty minutes in a moderate oven and the small rounds for about seven minutes in a hot oven. When cooked, lift onto baking wire or table and leave to cool under a baking cloth. Serve with tea or coffee. These are the most usual types of coffee bread in Finland. I think the most common form of nisu is braided--it's very attractive when it's sprinkled with sugar and almonds. I'm assuming that a moderate oven is 350-degrees. It's also very delicious if you add some cardamom--Finns love cardamom!