Swedish Cardamom Rolls (Kardemummabullar) ⋆

Ingredients

• 1-1/4 cup butter
• 4 cups milk
• 3 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup water with 3 packages dry yeast, dissolved
• 1-1/3 cup granulated sugar
• 13 cups all-purpose flour
• 3 teaspoons cardamom
• extra butter, softened
• cinnamon and sugar
• 1 large egg
• coarse pearl sugar* (pictured) or a mixture of granulated sugar and ground cardamom