Name: Sweet Almond Buns (Semla)
Prep time: 3 h
Total time: 3 h
Yield: Makes 15 to 20 buns
Cuisine: Swedish
Ingredients: 1 cup Confectioners’ sugar, more or less; Butter or oil as needed; About 1 cup milk; 3 cups all-purpose or bread flour, plus more as needed; 4 eggs; 1 cup heavy cream; ½ cup granulated sugar; 4 tablespoons (½ stick) cold butter; Pinch of salt; 2 teaspoons instant active dry yeast, like SAF; 1 teaspoon ground cardamom; ½ cup almonds; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Preparation info

Makes
15 to 20
buns

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
3 hr

Appears in

The Best Recipes in the World

By Mark Bittman

Published 2005

About

I thought Lent was a time of self-denial, but in Sweden it’s when these absolutely delicious buns appear, filled with almond paste and whipped cream. They certainly could be served as dessert, but in Sweden people eat them as a midmorning or midafternoon snack.

Ingredients

3 cups all-purpose or bread flour, plus more as needed
½ cup almonds

Europe
Sweden
Dessert
Snack
Nordic
Scandinavia
Bread
Vegetarian

Method

Combine the flour and half the almonds in a food processor. Process until the almonds are finely ground, then add the spices, yeast, salt, granulated sugar, and butter. Pulse the machine on and off until the butter is cut throughout the flour. Add 2 eggs and pulse a few more times. With the machine running, slowly add ½

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