Almond and Cream Spiced Buns

Name: Almond and Cream Spiced Buns
Prep time: 3 h
Cook time: 3 h
Total time: 3 h
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 envelope active dry yeast; 170 grams almond paste (1 cup plus 1 tablespoon), broken up; 2 larges eggs; 710 milliliters all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting; 5 Tbsps granulated sugar; 2 teaspoons ground cardamom; 237 milliliters heavy cream; 177 milliliters milk; 1 teaspoons salt; 4 Tbsps unsalted butter, softened

You can never have too many bread recipes, so give Almond and Cream Spiced Buns a try. One portion of this dish contains about 10g of protein, 24g of fat, and a total of 477 calories. This vegetarian recipe serves 8. If you have granulated sugar, flour, eggs, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 3 hours.

Instructions

In a small saucepan, warm the milk over moderate heat, about 2 minutes. Stir in the yeast until dissolved. In the bowl of a standing mixer fitted with the dough hook, mix the 3 cups of flour with the granulated sugar. With the mixer at medium speed, pour in the warm milk.

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Granulated Sugar

Dough

All Purpose Flour

Yeast

Milk

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Sauce Pan

Blender

Bowl

Add the butter, cardamom, salt and 1 of the eggs.

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Cardamom

Butter

Egg

Salt

Mix until a smooth dough forms, about 8 minutes.

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Dough

Cover a large baking sheet with parchment paper and sprinkle with flour.

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All Purpose Flour

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Baking Paper

Baking Sheet

Roll the dough into 8 balls.

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Dough

Roll

Place the dough on the prepared baking sheet and wrap the sheet with plastic wrap. Set aside in a warm place until the balls have doubled in size, about 2 hours.

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Dough

Wrap

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Baking Sheet

Plastic Wrap

Preheat the oven to 37

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Oven

Bake the buns for about 10 minutes, rotating the pan halfway through, until golden brown. Meanwhile, in a small bowl, whisk the remaining egg with 2 tablespoons of water. Immediately brush the hot buns with the egg wash, then transfer to a rack to cool, about 30 minutes.

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Water

Roll

Egg

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Whisk

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Frying Pan

In a bowl, using an electric mixer, beat the almond paste with 3 1/2 tablespoons of water until creamy. In another bowl, beat the heavy cream until stiff.

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Almond Paste

Heavy Cream

Water

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Hand Mixer

Bowl

Using a small paring knife, cut a deep 1 3/4-inch round plug out of the top of each bun, making sure not to cut through the bottoms; reserve the plugs. Fill the buns with the almond paste and top with some whipped cream. Replace the plugs.

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Whipped Cream