2021-11-10

Cinnamon Buns (Nordic)

Ingredients

Cardamom Dough

  • 1/3 cup unsalted butter
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 tablespoon active dry yeast
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 cup white sugar
  • 1 tablespoon ground cardamom
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour

Filling

  • 3/4 cup unsalted butter, very soft
  • 1/3 cup white sugar
  • 2 tablespoons ground cinnamon

Topping

  • egg wash
  • coarse granulated sugar

Method

  1. Melt the butter in a small saucepan over medium heat.
  2. Stir in the milk and heat until fingertip temperature.
  3. Pour into the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a dough hook.
  4. Stir in active dry yeast and let the yeast soften for about 5 minutes.
  5. Add the salt, sugar, and cardamom.
  6. Slowly add the flour while kneading with the dough hook.
  7. Keep kneading until dough comes clean off the sides of the bowl (about 10 minutes).
  8. Cover and let rise until doubled (about 45 minutes).
  9. Line a baking tray with parchment paper.
  10. Roll the dough out into a rectangle that is about 24 x 16 inches.
  11. Spread the butter out evenly, leaving a 1 inch strip on the bottom edge.
  12. Mix together the sugar and cinnamon.
  13. Spread the cinnamon sugar out evenly on top of the butter.
  14. Moisten the bare strip with water.
  15. Roll the dough.
  16. Cut into 12 equal buns.
  17. Equally space the buns out on the baking tray.
  18. Cover and let rise for about half an hour.
  19. Preheat oven to 400°F.
  20. Brush the buns with the egg wash twice.
  21. Generously sprinkle coarse granulated sugar on top.
  22. Put in the oven and bake until done (about 20-25 minutes), being careful not to let the bottoms burn.
  23. Remove from oven and let cool on a wire rack.

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