Pulla-Finnish Coffee Buns
photo by mersaydees
- Ready In:
- 3hrs 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Yields:
-
36 buns
- Serves:
- 36
ingredients
- 2 1⁄4 teaspoons active dry yeast
- 1⁄2 cup warm water
- 2 cups whole milk, scalded and cooled to lukewarm temperature
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 7 -8 whole cardamom pods, seeded and crushed (about 1 tsp)
- 4 eggs, beaten
- 8 -9 cups sifted white flour
- 1⁄2 cup butter, melted
- 1⁄2 cup cinnamon
- 1 egg
- 1⁄2 cup ground almonds
- demerara sugar
directions
- Dissolve the yeast in the warm water. Stir in milk.
- Add sugar, salt , cardomom, eggs and enough flour to make a batter(about 2 cups).
- Beat until the dough is smooth and elastic. Add 3 cups flour, and beat well until dough is smooth and glossy.
- Stir in melted butter and beat again, adding the rest of the flour until a stiff dough forms.
- Turn out onto a lightly floured board and cover with a inverted mixing bowl. Let dough rest 15 minutes. Knead until smooth and satiny.
- Place dough in a lightly greased mixing bowl , turn dough to grease the top, cover lightly and let rise in a warm place until doubled in size, app 1 hours.
- Punch down and let rise again, until almost doubled, about 30 minute.
- Roll out dough into a rectangle 24x36 inches. Spread with half cup of soft butter, and sprinkle with cinnamon and ground almonds.
- Roll up into a firm log shaped roll. Cut diagonally to make triangular shaped pieces measuring about 1 inch on one side and 2.5 inches on the other.
- With the side of your finger, press down the center of the rolls so the cut ends spread out, creating two ear shaped sides. Place the rolls on a greased baking sheet and let rise for 30 minute.
- Glaze with beaten egg , and sugar topping.
- Bake in hot oven (400F) 25-30 minutes. Remove when golden brown.
- Makes app 36 buns.
- Serve with coffee. Can be frozen.
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Reviews
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These are great! While baking, your home will fill with the aroma of warmed cinnamon! I had only one problem with the recipe: the 400° oven temp was too hot for mine, and my first attempt came out browner than I had hoped for. I would at the very least starting checking them after the first 10 minutes or lower the temp! Also, when sprinkling on the cinnamon, I would something like a sifter to get it evenly distributed. I halved this recipe and that worked out great! Thanks, FoodieFinn! Made for <b>Spring '09 PAC</b>.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
FoodieFinn
Grand Forks, ND
A fanatic over Food Network, cookbooks, and wine. Daydreams consist of flavor profiles, and wine pairings. Alas, its just a passion. My regular job is working at a high end grocery store. Oh, and I am a hardcore Finnish fanatic, I am born in Canada, but hold dual citizenship, my parents moved to CAN just months before I was born. I daydream of winning the lottery and being able to jet off to Italy for a cooking vacation! Also, I collect cookbooks..and am up to something like 150..although its not the #, Its the quality..and the inspiration I get from them..they are reference material.