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Grandma Barbara's Fladen Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
5 cups whole milk
1/2 cup butter (cut up)
1/2 cup margarine (cut up)
1/3 cup shortening

4 pkg. yeast
1 tbsp. sugar
1/3 cup warm water
5 eggs (beaten)

1/2 cup sugar
9 cups flour
1/2 tsp. cardamon

Topping:
3 scoops flour
3 scoops sugar
1/2 cup butter (melted)
1/2 cup margarine (melted)
Directions:
Directions:
Heat butters and milk over medium high and watch closely until it just begins to bubble around edges -remove from heat. Add shortening which will melt while cooling.
In small bowl mix together the yeast, sugar and water. In a separate bowl, beat eggs with a fork.
In a large bowl, add cool milk mixture, eggs, and yeast mixture and 1/2 cup sugar. Mix well. Slowly mix in the 9 cups of flour and cardamon. Beat until smooth and bubbly on top. Cover bowl and place in warm place. Let rise until double -punch down. Repeat 2-3 times.
Grease hands and drop clumps in greased pans. Can use any size baking dishes - it will fill several.
Brush with melted butter and sprinkle with topping.

Topping: Mix flour, sugar and melted butters together.
Bake at 375º for 15 minutes then 350º for 10 more minutes.
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
This takes pretty much all day to make from start to finish because of the rising time.
Grandma Barbara used to make this every Christmas - an old German tradition.

 

 

 

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