Three generations in the kitchen

It’s always a pleasure to cook with the family or friends. I cannot hide my Austrian roots. I love my grandma’s recipes and the smell of oven-fresh pastries. My mum and my mother-in-law are great amateur Chefs in their kitchen. Everything in our households is about food and cooking. Well sometimes, I adapt one of their or grandma’s recipes to my plant based cooking. My mum is not a fan of that. But when we compare both variations she is always surprised about the outcome. This time we baked sweet Austrian yeast buns filled with jam, one of our favorite desserts.

Sweet Austrian buns, vegan & vegetarian

To make the vegetarian dough (red tin), combine, 500 g or 1 lb. of flour, 150 g or 5 oz. of liquid butter, 1 p. of liquid yeast, 100 g of sugar, 1 dash of salt, 0.25 to 0.75 cups of milk and 1 egg and 2 yolks. Knead the dough and place it into a bowl. Cover the bowl with a humid tea towel and allow the dough to double in size for at least 1 hour.

To make the vegan (white tin) versions, combine, 500 g or 1 lb. of flour, 150 g or 5 oz. of liquid margarine, 1 p. of liquid yeast, 100 g of sugar, 1 dash of salt, 0.25 to 0.75 cups of soy milk, 1 tsp. of turmeric powder and 3 portion of egg replacements. Knead the dough and place it into a bowl. Cover the bowl with a humid tea towel and allow the dough to double in size for at least 1 hour.

Apply butter or margarine on the bottom and on the borders of an oven-save tin. Roll the dough out and cut it into squares. Apply 1 tsp. of red currant jam in the middle of the square. Press the ends together. Apply liquid butter or margarine on top and place the rounds into the prepared tin. Continue with the other pieces. When finished apply the rest of the butter or margarine on top.

Chef’s Handyman, sweet Austrian rolls

Preheat the oven. Bake the buns at 180°C or 350°F for 1 hour or until golden. Take them out and cool the sweet buns on the wire rack. When cooled sprinkle icing sugar on top. Serve the buns with coffee or tea.

Chef’s Handyman tip: Any jam can be used for the filling.

Chef’s Handyman, sweet Austrian rolls

Shopping list for 8-10 buns: 500 g or 1 lb of flour, 250 g or xxx of liquid butter, 1 p. of liquid yeast, 100 g of sugar, 1 dash of salt, 0.25 to 0.75 cups of milk, 3 eggs, icing sugar, red currant jam, for the vegan version substitute milk for soy milk, butter for plant based margarine, egg for 3 portion of egg replacement, for the color add 1 tsp. turmeric powder.

Bon appetite! Enjoy the sweet Austrian buns, your Chef’s Handyman team.