Kanelbullar

The Swedish version of cinnamon rolls.

Ingredients

Dough:

1 pinch active dry yeast

300 g bread flour
30 g sugar
2 g salt
1 g ground cardamom
50 g butter
170 ml milk

Filling:

35 g butter
20 g sugar
6 g cinnamon

Preparation

Mix flour, sugar, salt and cardamom together. Heat the milk and butter to approximately 40 °C, stir in the yeast. Pour the liquid into the flour, knead the dough for 5 minutes. Cover the dough and let it rise for 3 hours.

Soften the butter for the filling at room temperature and blend together with the sugar and cinnamon. Roll the dough into a 25 cm square, spread the filling over the dough. Roll up, slice into 10 slices and place on a lined baking sheet. Cover and let rise for 30 minutes.

Brush the rolls with egg wash and bake for about 5 to 10 minutes in the oven, preheated to 250 °C. Remove when golden, let cool down under a tea towel and enjoy!

Makes 10 cinnamon rolls.