Cardamom buns

Name: Cardamom buns
Yield: 36 servings
Ingredients: 50 g yeast; 500 ml semi-skimmed milk; tsp salt; 120 g caster sugar; 1 tbsp Crushed ground cardamom Kernels; 150 g butter; 1 tbsp wheat flour; 1 egg; 200 g butter; 120 g caster sugar; 2½ tbsp ground cardamom; 40 g caster sugar

Few smells are as wonderful as freshly-ground cardamom. If you don't have a mortar and pestle, you can crush the cardamom pods with a rolling pin or put the pods between two cutting boards and crush them. This ensures you get the most flavour out!

Ingredients

Main Bun

Yeast	50 g
Semi-skimmed milk	500 ml
Salt	tsp
Caster sugar	120 g
Crushed ground cardamom Kernels	1 tbsp
Butter	150 g
Wheat flour	1 tbsp
Egg	1

Filling

Butter	200 g
Caster sugar	120 g
Ground cardamom	2½ tbsp

Garnish

Caster sugar	40 g

Instructions

Step 1

Crumble the yeast into a bowl. Heat the milk to about 37 °. Pour the milk over the yeast, and stir until the yeast dissolves.

Step 2

Add the salt, sugar, cardamom, butter, eggs and almost all the flour. Work the dough until it becomes glossy and smooth. Allow to rest under a cloth for about 30 minutes.

Step 3

Heat the oven to 225 °.

Step 4

Mix the filling ingredients together. Work the dough on a lightly floured surface. Divide the dough into two pieces and roll out into rectangles, about 30 x 45 cm.