Vanilla & Almond Buns

Vanilla & Almond Buns

The most delicious vanilla and almond buns, better than cinnamon… A must for all bun lovers. 

Makes 30

50 g                 butter

5 dl                  milk

50 g                 fresh yeast

1 ½ dl              caster sugar

2 tsp                ground cardamom

1 pinch            salt

15 dl                plain flour

Filling

150 g               butter

1 ½ dl              caster sugar

½ dl                 vanilla sugar

To decorate

1 dl                  egg

                        flaked almonds

                        pearl sugar

1. Melt the butter and add the milk, heat to 37°C. Crumble the yeast in a bowl and add the finger warm milk/butter, stirring until the yeast has dissolved.
2. Add the sugar, cardamom and salt. Add 11-12 dl of the flour. Kneading it into a smooth dough. Let it rest covered with a tea towel until it has grown to twice its original size, approximately 40 minutes. TIP, pour hot water into the sink and lower the baking bowl into it.
3. In the meantime, mix the ingredients for the filling using an electric whisk.
4. Split the dough into two equal shares, using a rolling pin roll each piece into a square about 3mm thick. Spread the filling over the dough squares and roll up from one end. Cut each roll into 15 equal slices. Place the slices on a baking sheet. Cover them with a tea towel and let them rest until they have grown into twice their size, approximately 30 minutes.
5. Set the oven to = 225°C.
6. Mix up the egg in a bowl and brush over the buns, sprinkle with flaked almonds and pearl sugar. Bake for 10-12 minutes until golden brown.

Vanilla and Pear Sugar can be bought at ScandiKitchenhttps://www.scandikitchen.co.uk