Cooking Times

45 min
Prep Time
50 min
Cook Time
95 min
Total Time

Ingredients (12 items)

5.00 cups All-purpose flour
2.00 tbsp Active dry yeast
1.50 cups Warm milk
0.75 cup Sugar
6.00 Egg yolks
0.75 cup Butter
softened
2.00 tsp Vanilla extract
1.00 tbsp Lemon zest
1.00 cup Raisins
1.00 tsp Cardamom
ground
2.00 cups Powdered sugar
for icing
3.00 tbsp Water
for icing

Instructions (10 steps)

1
Dissolve yeast in warm milk with 1 tsp sugar, proof 10 minutes.
10 minutes
2
Beat egg yolks with remaining sugar until pale.
5 minutes
3
Mix flour, cardamom, and salt.
4
Add yeast, egg mixture, butter, vanilla, zest. Knead 15 minutes.
15 minutes
5
Knead in raisins. Let rise 2 hours until doubled.
120 minutes
6
Divide into 2 tall cylindrical molds (coffee cans work!).
7
Fill molds only halfway. Let rise until doubled.
60 minutes
8
Bake at 350°F for 45-50 minutes until golden.
48 minutes
9
Cool completely. Mix powdered sugar with water for icing.
10
Drizzle icing over tops, let set before serving.