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Swedish Semla-Fat Tuesday buns

Cardamom spiced buns with marzipan and cream filling.
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 40 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
1 hour 20 minutes
Total Time 2 hours 15 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine Swedish
Servings 15
Calories 520 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups milk
  • 50 grams fresh yeast or 3 tablespoon dry active yeast
  • ¾ cups sugar
  • 150 grams butter, (⅔ cup)
  • 1 tablespoon ground cardamom from green pods
  • cups bread flour or all-purpose flour

Filling

  • 200 grams marzipan
  • 3 tablespoon milk
  • 3 tablespoon crushed almonds
  • ¼ teaspoon bitter almond aroma (a few drops)
  • 2 cups heavy whipping cream

On top

  • 1 tablespoon powdered sugar

Instructions
 

  • Mix your yeast with lukewarm milk. If you use dry yeast you need the milk to be 108F, 42C.
  • Dissolve your yeast into the milk. Add the sugar, cardamom, salt, and 1-2 cups of flour. Make a slurry.
  • Add in the rest of your flour and start kneading. Once you have some elasticity in the dough, you can add your butter.
  • Microwave your butter for some seconds so it softens up to room temperature.
  • Knead the dough for 7-15 minutes. Knead until the dough is firm enough so it does not break when you stretch a small piece between your fingers.
  • Cover your bowl with a cloth and let the dough rest in a warm place for 20 minutes.
  • Bake the dough to 15 round buns by kneading them against the surface in your palm. (If you want even sized buns, measure out the balls with a kitchen scale to be 100-120 grams a piece)
  • Let your buns rise to double the size. It is good to keep your buns covered with plastic wrap or cloth so the surface does not dry up.
  • Brush the buns with beaten egg.
  • Bake at 400F (200C) F for about 14 minutes. The buns should be golden brown on top.
  • Let the buns cool down. In the meantime make your filling and whip the cream.

Filling

  • Grate the marzipan and make a paste together with milk. You can microwave it for 10-15 seconds. This makes it easier to mix. Add in some drops of almond essence if you want to.
  • Whip your cream. Make sturdy peaks but keep it smooth. Be cautious not to overwhip, this makes grainy cream.
  • Slice the lid from the buns. Carve out some of the insides of the buns. Add 1-2 tablespoons of almond filling in the middle and add whipped cream. The cream is most neatly added with a piping bag and a big star tip.
  • Decorate with powdered sugar.

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Notes

Nutrition for one bun: 520 cal, 25 g fat, 62 g carbs, 2,2 grams fiber, 10 g protein. 
To make milk-free buns replace with plant-based milk, margarine, and vegan whipping cream. 
If you don´t like almonds you can fill your buns with jam.

Nutrition

Calories: 520kcal
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