Baking

Semla (Uppland)

Name: Semla (Uppland)
Total time: 3h
Yield: 12 servings
Cuisine: Sweden
Ingredients: Wheat flour; Milk; Butter; Sugar; Yeast; Cardamom; Egg; Almond paste; Heavy cream; Powdered sugar

Fat Tuesday cardamom bun from Uppland monastic tradition, filled with almond paste and mountains of whipped cream.

3h 12 servings Medium

Ingredients

• Wheat flour
• Milk
• Butter
• Sugar
• Yeast
• Cardamom
• Egg
• Almond paste
• Heavy cream
• Powdered sugar

Method

Step 1 of 425%

Knead spiced yeast dough; proof 1 h.

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1
Knead spiced yeast dough; proof 1 h.
2
Shape buns; proof and bake 220°C 8 min.
3
Cut lids; scoop crumb and mix with almond paste and milk.
4
Refill; pipe whipped cream; dust with sugar.