Semla Or Semlor
From cholena 16 years ago
- 5 minutes to make
- Serves 4
A semla is a swedish traditional pastry . It was originally eaten only on Shrove Tuesday, as the last festive food before Lent. The oldest version of the semla was a plain bread bun, eaten in a bowl of warm milk( hotwall ) . Read more Today, semlas are available in shops and bakeries . And in Singapore , as a breakfast snack in Ikea . See less
Ingredients
- BUY 4 cinnamon FLAVOURED WHEAT buns OR DIY . shopping list
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- FOR MAKING THE bun : shopping list
- 15 g butter shopping list
- 1/4 C milk shopping list
- 5 g yeast shopping list
- 1 pinch salt shopping list
- 2 teaspoons sugar shopping list
- 3/4 C wheat flour shopping list
- 1 teaspoon cardamom , grounded shopping list
- 1/4 cup egg, beaten shopping list
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- FILLING : shopping list
- 70 g almond paste shopping list
- 1 tbsp milk shopping list
- 1/2 C heavy cream shopping list
- 3 tbsp caster sugar shopping list
- 1 tbsp icing sugar shopping list
How to make it
- BUY 4 CINNAMON FLAVOURED WHEAT BUNS OR DIY .
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- FOR MAKING THE BUN :
- Melt the butter in a saucepan .
- Microwave the milk until lukewarm .
- Mix the yeast in a bowl with a little of the warm butter/milk until the yeast is completely dissolved .
- Add the rest of the butter/milk , salt, sugar, cardamom and most of the flour
- Make into a smooth ball dough .
- Allow the dough to rise under a baking cloth for 30 minutes.
- Sprinkle remaing flour over a baking board and place the dough there.
- Make 4 buns by cupping your hand and rolling the dough on the board .
- Leave on a baking tray and let it satnd for another 30 mins .
- Preheat the oven to 200 deg
- Brush the buns with the beaten egg and bake them for about 10 minutes .
- Let it on a rack .
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- ASSEMBLING :
- Cut the tops off each bun . Save it .
- Scoop the inside of the bun out and put it in a bowl .
- Add in the bowl almond paste and milk .
- Mix it into a soft mixture .
- Divide the mixture into 4 portions and put it back into the buns.
- Whip the cream with caster sugar till the peaks form .
- Put a large dollop in all 4 buns .
- Put the cut off tops on the buns and dust with icing sugar over ‘semlona’.
- Serve with warm milk , traditional way or with tea / coffee .
- Once assembled , consume within the same day .
The Rating
Reviewed by 5 people-
This looks and sounds fabulous. Great post. Can't wait to try. You have my 5.
chefmeow
in Garland loved it
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Sounds wonderful!Looks soooooooo good!
ambus
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soooooooo,Delicious,,,,,,,,:}
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