St. Lucia’s Cardamom Buns

Preparation info
  • 18

    buns
    • Difficulty

      Medium

Appears in
New York Times Menu Cookbook

By Craig Claiborne

Published 1966

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Ingredients

  • 2 packages active dry yeast
  • ½ cup warm water (110° to 115°F.)
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Method

  1. Soften the yeast in the warm water.

  2. Place the sugar, salt, cardamom and butter in a large bowl. Add hot milk, mix well, and cool to lukewarm. Stir in the yeast, egg and two cups of the flour. Beat until batter falls in sheets from a spoon.

  3. Add remaining flour and knead dough on a lightly floured board for about five minutes, until cre