Reviewed: Oct. 18, 2009

Wonderful, EASY recipe. Feel free to add more cardamom if you like the flavor (I do!). Thanks Darcy!

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WendyM

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Reviewed: May 14, 2009

This is our family's favorite bread machine bread. Slighty sweet, super soft, and the cardamom is the perfect touch. Wonderful recipe that always comes out perfectly!

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Reviewed: Feb. 21, 2009

This bread has a very good flavor. Very good texture, however I will set my machine on 1# loaf next time. It got a little dark on the 1 1/2# setting. Also, the bread was hard to get out of the pan. Maybe because of the applesauce instead of oil. I might try these as rolls next time.

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Reviewed: Dec. 11, 2008

Excellent, light, moist texture. I made 12 rolls. On the advice of several reviewers here I doubled the cardamom, and I feel it was a mistake to do so. That much cardamom gave it a medicinal taste. Perhaps it was because the bottle of cardamom was brand new, so it was more potent - don't know for sure. Shame on me - I should have followed the recipe as written the first time, since I believe that subtlety works so much better in bread products than in-your-face spice does. As written, this recipe is most likely just about perfect.

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Reviewed: Jun. 22, 2008

this is an awesome sweet bread

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Ellwyn

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Reviewed: May 20, 2008

I'm giving this recipe 4 stars as it is. With these changes I'd say it's 5 stars. I've made this bread 5 times now. It does need more cardamom, 1 tsp works well. I also use less flour, about 2 3/4 cup. And I use 1 tsp of salt. I learned that the hard way. The first few times I made it it would fall in the middle, then I researched bread making and I learned that the salt keeps it from falling in the middle. Now I love making this bread and giving it as gifts, it's really delicious.

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Reviewed: May 17, 2008

This is very good. I added a little more cardamom than called for--did 1 tsp total, and a bit more salt. Very delicious. Baking and rising times are spot on, too. Thanks for sharing!

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Reviewed: Mar. 9, 2008

Also good kept in the bread machine the whole time, under 1.5 lb, light crust setting. Yum!

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Melissa H.

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Reviewed: Sep. 23, 2007

I wish this had turned out for me. I didn't read the reviews and I wish I had. It was too dry. Needs less flour than what was called for. I also had trouble with it rising. I didn't warm up the milk and maybe I should have. It was heavy and dry. I don't know if I'll try it again with a few modifications or not.

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Reviewed: Sep. 9, 2007

I didn't make this in a bread machine I did it the old fashioned way. I didn't find there was too much flour like others commented and it was perfect for French toast.

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Shezzza

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Reviewed: Apr. 15, 2007

I used 2 tsp. freshly ground cardamon seeds which gave it a nice aromatic but not overwhelming flavor - very good texture and taste.

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Reviewed: Feb. 10, 2006

This bread is wonderful. I tripled the amount of cardamom and used 1/2 cup less flour than called for. This bread is aromatic, tasty, and perfectly risen. I baked it in the bread machine, and it is a beautiful loaf. It has a nice, crunchy crust.

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Reviewed: Dec. 26, 2005

Made this Bread several times and have gifted some loaves. Everyone says it is excellant.

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Reviewed: Dec. 9, 2005

Excellent bread. Only change I made was baked for 30 minutes instead of the 40-45 in the recipe as the top was already past a desirable browned point. I might add more cardamom next time if I intend to use it as a "sweet" bread. The way it is, it will be perfect for salads---or French toast, as noted in the recipe.

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Reviewed: Jan. 31, 2005

Worked out pretty well. Maybe needed a tad less flour. I added a full tsp cardamom and probably could have even gone stronger. Mildly sweet and good with carrot and leek soup.

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MADGECKO13

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Reviewed: Nov. 9, 2004

I made this using my KitchenAid mixer, and found that I'd made a mistake dumping in all the flour called for, it could have used maybe as much as half a cup less. It was way too stiff, and the resulting loaf wasn't as light as I prefer. I made some deep slashes in the dough before proofing in the pan, and after baking, brushed all over with butter. It was a very pretty bread, and the flavor was simple; mildly sweet. But the cardamom didn't show thru like I'd hoped.

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DARLA C.

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Reviewed: Oct. 10, 2004

I made 12 rolls and baked them for 22 minutes in a 350 oven. I could have taken them out at 20 minutes. They got a bit too brown. These were crusty on the outside, which is good, but I thought they could use a little bit more salt.

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