Sweet Almond Buns with Cardamom

Name: Sweet Almond Buns with Cardamom
Yield: Serves 12
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: ¼ tsp ground cardamom; ¼ tsp almond extract; 1¾ cups (9 oz/280 g) all-purpose flour; ½ cup (2½ oz/75 g) finely chopped almonds; ¾ cup (6 fl oz/180 ml) whole milk; ¼ cup (2 oz/60 g) sugar, plus 2 Tbsp; 1 large egg; 4 Tbsp (2 oz/60 g) unsalted butter, at room temperature; ½ tsp salt; 1 package (2½ tsp) quick-rise yeast

Preparation info

Serves
12

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Let's Do Brunch

By Brigit Binns

Published 2013

About

Pungent, exotic, yet sweetly delicate, cardamom is a flavor often used in Indian dishes. Here it adds an aromatic warmth to almond-laced buns.

Ingredients

¾ cup (6 fl oz/180 ml) whole milk
¼ cup</

Asia
India
Breakfast
Vegetarian

Method

In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, combine the milk, ¼ cup sugar, butter, egg, yeast, cardamom, almond extract, flour, and salt and mix on low speed until a thick batter forms, about 2 minutes. Add ⅓