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Julekake
Norwegian Christmas yeast bread enriched with milk, butter, cardamom, raisins and candied citron.
About Julekake
Julekake, also called julebrød, is a Norwegian Christmas bread enriched with butter, milk, cardamom and dried fruit. This profile follows Matprat’s raisin-and-candied-citron version.
Cardamom gives the soft wheat crumb a warm floral spice, while butter and milk add gentle richness. Raisins and candied citron provide concentrated sweetness and bright citrus notes.
The bread forms a round or oval loaf with a smooth, evenly golden egg-washed crust. Its pale, tender crumb is dotted throughout with dark raisins and small translucent citron pieces.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Wheat, Milk, Egg.
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Julekake
Norwegian Raisin-and-Citron Julekake.
- Wheat flourSoft loaf structure
- Granulated sugarLight bread sweetness
- MilkRich dough liquid
- YeastLeavening
- EggsDough richness and glaze
- Ground cardamomWarm floral spice
- ButterTender enriched crumb
- RaisinsSweet dried fruit
- Candied citronSweet citrus pieces
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Wheat flour:
- Granulated sugar:
- Milk:
- Yeast:
- Eggs:
- Ground cardamom:
- Butter:
- Raisins:
- Candied citron: . The source ingredient sukat is mapped to candied citron; exact commercial product composition should be confirmed
Origins & food traditions
Matprat describes homemade julekake as a fixed Christmas tradition in many Norwegian families and supplies the complete enriched yeast-bread formula with cardamom, raisins and sukat. The julekake reference independently corroborates the Norwegian Christmas bread identity and its typical cardamom and candied-fruit composition.
Countries
- Norway
- NorwayCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Norwegian Cuisine
- Nordic Cuisine
- Norwegian Traditional CuisineCatalogue link pending review
AI-generated illustration of one possible presentation. Recipes and ingredients vary; the image does not establish allergen content.