Semlor

Tomorrow is the large day.
The twenty-four hr menstruation to swallow semlor.
I've already eaten 3 (ok , four) this twelvemonth but haven't made my ain until yesterday.
I've made them before ,  too I don't wishing to bad oral fissure i of my ain recipes , but honestly these are simply hence much better. They are hands downwards , the best semlor I've always made. I must nation I was almost surpised when I took the showtime bite. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 low-cal too fluffy sweetness wheat bun amongst lots of cardamom , filled amongst homemade almond glue , topped amongst sweetened whipped cream too powdered sugar.
I've been working a lot amongst yeasted dough of late too I must nation I've learned hence much since making them final year.







I unremarkably acquire my semlor from a near-by bakery called Feldt's. They brand the best sourdough staff of life , cinnamon rolls too semlor. They brand the almond glue filling amongst crunchy bits of almonds (I think) too I was a footling obsessed amongst that filling after tasting it that I had to attempt out too recreate it. I must nation my efforts paid off. If you lot prefer a smoothen filling , simply acquire out out those extra 25 grams of almonds.




Though I must nation my video from final twelvemonth is pretty sweet:

Semlor

Makes 8-9 

Bun recipe adapted from Heléne Johansson's volume ”Sötebröd från Brunkebergs bageri”. I halved the master copy recipe since I idea 8-9 semlor was to a greater extent than than enough. These should live served the same twenty-four hr menstruation they are made or they volition travel quite dry. You tin give notice also freeze the buns equally shortly equally they convey cooled too fill upwards them afterwards on. It's also ok to exercise attain made almond glue but I actually recommend making your own.

For the dough:
25 g fresh yeast
1/2 loving cup mutual frigidity milk
two 1/3 cups (325 g) all travel flour
1 medium egg
3 tbsp + 1 tsp (50 g) granulated sugar
1/2 tbsp baking powder
two tsp cardamom seeds
1/2 tsp salt
100 g (1 scant stick of butter) soft butter , cutting inwards pieces

Egg wash

1 egg + 1 tbsp water

Filling
100 g blanched almonds (or 100 g almond flour)
half dozen 1/2 tbsp (100 g) granulated sugar
2-3 tbsp water
1/2 tsp cardamom seeds
1/4 tsp vanilla powder
splash of unwhipped cream , equally desired
25 g blanched , finely chopped too toasted almonds (toast chopped almonds inwards 175°C (350°F) hot oven for five minutes)

1 3/4 cups whipping cream
1/2 - 1 tbsp powdered carbohydrate , to taste
pinch of vanilla pulverization or 1/2 tsp vanilla extract

Extra powdered sugar

Make the dough:
1. Grind cardamom seeds using a pestle too mortar.

Crumble yeast into the  bowl of a stand upwards mixer. Add mutual frigidity milk too stir until yeast is completely dissolved. Add all other ingredients for dough except the butter. Work the dough using the dough claw for most five minutes , hence add together the butter a few pieces at a time.

2. Work the dough for some other 10-15 minutes or until it is real soft too elastic. The dough should non stick to the bowl at this indicate too you lot shouldn't postulate whatsoever extra flour for kneading.

Let the dough balance for 10 minutes inwards the bowl.

3. Form balls of dough , most 70-80 grams for each bun. Using your palm , press each ball of dough against the tabular array too curl inwards circles until the bun is smoothen too shiny (imagine almost massaging it!). Cup you lot manus roughly the bun without besides much pressure level too swirl it roughly inwards a circling motion to shape it into a circular ball. 

4. Carefully transfer balls to a baking canvass covered amongst baking newspaper (remember to acquire out some infinite betwixt buns). Cover amongst a textile too acquire out to rising for at to the lowest degree 1 hr (preferably 1 1/2 hour).

5. Heat oven to 225°C (430F). Stir together the egg too H2O inwards a modest bowl. Lightly brush buns amongst egg wash.

6. Bake buns for most 10-13 minutes. Let cool on a wire rack.

For almond filling:
1. Mix 100 g blanched almonds amongst granulated carbohydrate , preferably inwards a nutrient processor. Add equally much H2O equally needed to shape a paste. 

2. Grind cardamom seeds amongst a pestle too mortar too add together reason seeds to the almond paste. Add vanilla too 25 g finely chopped toasted almonds. 

3. Cut the "lids" of the buns , too brand a modest good inwards the middle. Save the crumb from the buns too add together to the almond paste. Add a splash of unwhipped cream to desired consistency. Fill the holes inwards the buns amongst the almond filling.

4. Whip the cream amongst some powdered carbohydrate too vanilla. Pipe or spoon cream on exceed of the bun , hence set the "lid" on top. Powder amongst powdered sugar. Serve immediately.