Flower shaped sweet buns, a great baking recipe in the Chef’s Handyman food blog!
Traditionally these buns do contain raisins, but I prefer the homemade ones with cranberries and tangerine rind for a fresher taste. These sweet rolls are great with tea or coffee.
It’s a tradition in Switzerland to eat the sweet buns at the 6th of January. When the bread will be bought in a bakery store, then one of the buns does hide a little plastic king character in the middle. The lucky one, who has taken the right bun, will get a golden crown as well. So, a king will be born for just one day! It’s always a fun to eat these rolls. There will be no way to see which one does contain the king. Each family member tries to be an expert in finding the right bun. Everyone wants to be the king therefore it might be wise to buy more than one of these delicious flower shaped buns.
Flower shaped sweet buns with cranberries and tangerines, a great recipe in the Chef’s Handyman food blog
To make dough, place flour, sugar and salt in a huge bowl. Melt butter on low heat. Add milk and yeast. Combine all ingredients including cranberries, egg and grated tangerine rind. Knead well. Cover dough with a humid tea towel and leave for 1.5-2 hours. Allow the dough to double in size.
Cover baking sheet with parchment paper. Form with one third of the dough one roll and with the remaining dough seven smaller ones. Place the center roll on the middle of the baking sheet. Arrange the rest around the center part. Cover the flower with a humid tea towel. Leave for another 20 minutes.
Apply yolk on top of the buns. Sprinkle with decorating sugar and flaked almonds. Bake in preheated oven at 190°C or 375°F for 22-25 minutes or until golden. Take out and cool.
Shopping list for one flower shaped sweet buns, about 800-900 g or 25-28 oz.:
Baking Ingredients: 500 g or 16 oz. flour, 100 g or 3.5 oz. sugar, 1 tbsp. yeast, 2 tbsp. decorating sugar
Nuts: 2 tbsp. almond flakes
Eggs: 2
Dairy Products: 70 g or 2.5 oz. butter, 1 cup milk (2 dl or 7 fl. oz.)
Spices: 1 tsp. salt
Fruits: 1 tangerine, organic, 50 g or 1.5 oz. cranberries, dried
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