Vete Bullar ( Wheat Buns)
Ready In: 3 hrs 50 mins
Serves: 30
Ingredients
- 1 compressed yeast cake
- 1 pint milk
- 1⁄4 cup sugar
- 8 cups flour, sifted
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄3 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup raisins
- 1⁄4 cup citron
- 4 cardamom seeds
Directions
- Heat milk to scalding and cool to lukewarm.
- Soften yeast in milk, add sugar and half the flour to make a sponge.
- Beat well.
- Cover and let rise in a warm place until double in bulk, about 1 1/2 hours.
- When risen, add eggs, salt and butter; mix until thoroughly blended.
- Sift remaining flour over raisins and citron.
- Remove cardamom from seeds and crush finely.
- Add with flour, raisins and citron to first mixture.
- Knead together until smooth and elastic.
- Cover and let rise until double in bulk, about 1 1/2 hours.
- Turn onto lightly floured board and shape into buns.
- Place on greased baking sheet about one inch apart; let rise until light.
- While buns are rising, preheat oven to 375°F.
- Bake for about 20 minutes.
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