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Swedish Cardamom Buns

Bree Hester
5 from 2 votes
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Prep Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Additional Time 1 hour 35 minutes
Total Time 3 hours 7 minutes
Course breakfast and brunch
Cuisine Swedish
Servings 20 buns
Calories 297 kcal

Ingredients
  

The Dough:

  • 2 cups whole milk
  • 1 packet active dry yeast
  • 10 tbsp butter room temperature
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 2 tsp freshly ground cardamom
  • 6 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons salt

The Cardamom Filling:

  • 3/4 cup butter room temperature
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 tbsp freshly ground cardamom
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla bean paste or extract

The Assembly:

  • 1 egg
  • 1 tbsp water
  • Pearl sugar
  • Cardamom Sugar

Instructions
 

  • To make the dough, heat the milk until bubbles form around the edges. Remove from heat and let cool to 100°F. Sprinkle yeast over and let sit for 5 minutes.
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  • While the milk is heating up, cream the butter, sugar, and cardamom in the bowl of an electric mixer with the paddle attachment.
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  • Pour the milk and yeast mixture into the butter and add flour and salt. Mix until blended.
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  • Switch to the dough hook and knead until smooth, about 5 minutes.
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  • Add the dough to a bowl sprayed with cooking spray. Cover with plastic wrap and let proof in a warm place for 1 hour. Turn out onto a floured surface and divide into two balls.
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  • To make the filling, whisk butter, sugar, cardamom, salt, and vanilla bean paste until smooth. Set aside.
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  • Roll the dough out into a rectangle. Spread the filling evenly over the dough.
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  • Stretch a piece of dough out a bit, then tie into a knot and place on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Cover and let rise for another 30 minutes.
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  • When ready to bake, whisk egg and water and brush over the buns. Sprinkle half of the buns with sugar pearls and the other half cardamom sugar.
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  • Bake in a preheated 425° oven for 12 to 15 minutes.
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Nutrition

Calories: 297kcalCarbohydrates: 38gProtein: 5gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 9gSodium: 317mgFiber: 1g
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