Semla
Soft cardamom buns filled with almond paste and a tower of whipped cream.
Photo: Poul Hoang / Unsplash
β± 120 minπΆ Mediumπ« Serves 2π₯¬ Vegetarianβͺ Muslim-friendly
Ingredients (for 2)
- All-purpose flour, 400 g
- Milk, 200 ml, warm
- Butter, 60 g
- Sugar, 50 g
- Instant yeast, 2 tsp
- Ground cardamom, 1 tsp
- Almond paste, 150 g
- Whipping cream, 300 ml & powdered sugar
Steps
- Make a soft dough with flour, milk, butter, sugar, yeast and cardamom; rise 45 minutes.
- Shape 8 round buns, rise 30 minutes, brush with egg and bake at 220Β°C for about 10 minutes; cool.
- Cut a lid off each bun, scoop out a little crumb and mix it with the almond paste and a splash of milk; fill the buns.
- Pipe whipped cream on top, add the lid and dust with powdered sugar.
Cook it together: One of you bakes the buns, the other whips the cream and makes the almond filling β assemble together.
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