Swedish Cardamom Buns
Prep time: 90 minServes: 12
Pairs with
Cardamom's warm aroma and the bun's buttery scent want sparkling or a dessert wine — or just a cup of coffee, because this is Sweden.
Ingredients
- Dough: 500g plain flour, 100g sugar, 7g dried yeast, 250ml milk, 100g butter, 2 tsp ground cardamom, 1 pinch salt
- Filling: 75g soft butter, 75g sugar, 2 tbsp ground cardamom
- Egg and pearl sugar for glazing
Method
- 11. Warm milk, melt butter in it. Mix flour, sugar, yeast, cardamom and salt.
- 22. Add milk mixture, knead 10 minutes until smooth and elastic. Prove 1 hour.
- 33. Roll out dough. Spread the filling. Roll up and cut into 12 pieces.
- 44. Twist each piece and place in muffin cases or on a tray.
- 55. Prove 30 minutes. Brush with egg, scatter pearl sugar.
- 66. Bake at 225°C for 10–12 minutes until golden.