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12-14-2010, 11:36 AM

fabricesta

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This isn't really a recipe. I am in the process of making Finn Bread and was wondering if anyone is of Finnish ancestry.

12-14-2010, 12:43 PM

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I am and my posting under Christmas Bread braids refers to my mother-in-law braiding pullah...(not sure if that is how it is spelled.. pronounced bull - law. She was a whiz at it..and my hubby still remembers using it to dunk in his coffe..He calls it (gustah). He spoke Finn before he spoke English. I do not speak it fluently.. just know a few words.. I made pasties last night...Houskaa Jouluah.

12-14-2010, 12:49 PM

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I make Nisu which is a braid also with cardamom in it. I don't know what pullah is

12-14-2010, 12:52 PM

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I think it is the same thing.. a braided loaf with cardamon and cinnamon/sugar etc. a sweet dough rather than like flatbread. It was yummy...

12-14-2010, 12:59 PM

fabricesta

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Yes it is I make it every Christmas season. The Grandkids love it.

12-14-2010, 03:39 PM

ptquilts

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used to get Nisu bread at a little bakery years ago - loved it!

12-14-2010, 06:54 PM

hazeljane

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I had to open this. My nephew's name is Finn. (for Fionn MacCuaill- a hero in Irish mythology)

12-15-2010, 06:32 AM

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No - but in high school I was an exchange student to Finland. Wonderful summer!

12-15-2010, 11:32 AM

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My husband is 1/2 Finnish and I have his Aunt's Cardamom recipe that his mother gave me. I make it every Christmas and my son just loves it! I'm 1/2 Norweigian and there are recipes from Norway that also have Cardamom in them. It seems the Scandanavians use it a lot in their breads/sweets.