Rote, Afghan sweet bread

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Rote, root or rod is Afghan sweet bread. Rote is usually enjoyed with tea. There are many ways to make it. Ingredients: (depends on how much you want) -1kg flour -250g sugar -1block of yeast (4cmx4cmx4cm) -500g butter -1teaspoon cardamom -some black cumin (nigella)

Instructions:

• Put 500g butter in a Pan or cooking pot to heat up and become liquid.
• Now put it in a bowl and mix it with 1Kg flour, 250g sugar, 1 block of yeast and 1 teaspoon of (powdered) cardamom
• Let is stand for 1 hour with some plastic above the dough.
• Pre warm the oven to 200°C or 390°F
• Make the dough in a good shape and sprinkle some black cumin (nigella) like in the picture.
• Put it in the oven with some aluminumfoil below it. The time in the oven depends of your oven and amount.
• Get if out of the oven when it gets a little yellow and you can smell it.