Swedish Coffee Cake

It can't be Christmas without thinking about our good Scandinavian ancestors who gave us so much to be proud of: lutefisk, strange stuffed sausages, and the almond in the rice pudding. Among these many attributes is the Swedish coffee cake which gives Christmas morning so much of its wild festivity!

Swedish Coffee Cake: 
Ingredients

2 cups milk
1 cup sugar
2 teaspoons salt
2 packages yeast
4 eggs
1 cup butter
9 cups flour
3/4 teaspoons cardamom
Mincemeat for filling OR raisins, crushed pineapple, and cinnamon.

Bake at 350 for 25-30 minutes.

Note, for the smaller group, the recipe can be halved or even thirded (is that a word?).