This braided loaf is a spin on a very classic Scandinavian cake. I love to make this every year when the weather first begins to get a bit cooler and you can turn on the oven again!

Food + styling by Monica b. Sjoli | PhotograPhy by VesleMoy Vraaskar

Makes 2 loaves

1. Melt butter and milk in a small saucepan. Remove from the heat; stir in the yeast. Place sugar, cardamom and flour in a large bowl.
2. Add the butter and milk mixture and knead until you have smooth dough. Cover and rise until it doubles in size, about 1 hour.
3. Remove from bowl; cut into 6 equal parts. Roll them out (to approx. 20 inches long) and spread butter on each.
4. Sprinkle with sugar, cinnamon and apples.
5. Roll each part up to a long sausage shape. Compress the dough on top of 3 sausages to create a long-braided bread.
6. Fasten well on each side.
7. Do the same with the remaining 3 sausage shapes of dough.
8. Transfer to a parchment paper-covered baking tray.
9. Cover and let rise another 30 minutes. Beat egg and milk in a small bowl and brush each bread, to coat.
10. Sprinkle with coarse sugar.
11. Bake at 350 ̊F for about 30 minutes or until golden. Cool on a wire rack and serve.