Braided Cardamom Bread (Pulla) | Saveur

Ingredients

• 1 ¹⁄₃ cups milk, heated to 115°
• ²⁄₃ cup sugar
• 4 tsp. ground cardamom
• 3 eggs, lightly beaten
• 6 ¹⁄₂ cups flour
• 1 tsp. kosher salt
• 5 tbsp. unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch cubes, at room temperature
• 1 tbsp. heavy cream
• 2 (1/4-oz) packages active dry yeast
• 1 egg yolk
• Crushed lump sugar, for garnish (optional)
• Sliced almonds, for garnish (optional)