Baking

Lussekatter (Lucia)

Name: Lussekatter (Lucia)
Total time: 3h
Yield: 20 servings
Cuisine: Sweden
Ingredients: 500g bread flour; 1 g saffron; 2 tbsp vodka or rum; 300ml warm milk; 25g fresh yeast; 100g butter; 100g sugar; 1 egg; Pinch salt; Raisins; Egg wash

Saffron-scented S-shaped buns baked across Sweden for Sankta Lucia on 13 December.

3h 20 servings Medium

Ingredients

• 500g bread flour
• 1 g saffron
• 2 tbsp vodka or rum
• 300ml warm milk
• 25g fresh yeast
• 100g butter
• 100g sugar
• 1 egg
• Pinch salt
• Raisins
• Egg wash

Method

Step 1 of 520%

Grind saffron with sugar; steep in vodka.

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1
Grind saffron with sugar; steep in vodka.
2
Dissolve yeast in warm milk; mix with saffron, butter, egg, sugar and flour.
3
Knead 10 min; prove 1 hr.
4
Roll ropes; twist into S; press 2 raisins in each.
5
Prove 45 min; egg-wash; bake 220°C 8–10 min.