Home Hveder - Danish Wheat Buns
Ingredients
- Milk - 1 cup
- Yeast - 25g
- Eggs - 2
- Sugar - 40g
- Coarse Salt - 1 tsp
- Ground Cardomom - 2 tsp
- All purpose flour - 500g
- Butter - 100g
- Egg - For brushing
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Instructions
- Heat milk in a saucepan until warm to the touch (25°C / 77℉).
- Transfer milk to a mixing bowl and dissolve the yeast in the milk.
- Add the remaining ingredients except for the butter and knead thoroughly.
- Use a kitchen mixer to knead the dough if you have one.
- Cut the butter into cubes and add to the dough.
- Knead for 5 to 10 minutes until the dough is elastic and smooth.
- Cover the dough and let rise in a warm place for 45 minutes.
- Transfer the dough to a counter sprinkled with flour and divide into 10-12 pieces of equal size.
- Roll each piece into a round bun and arrange the buns close to each other on a lined roasting pan or oven-proof dish (approximately 20 x 30 cm).
- Cover the buns and let rise for approximately 1 hour until they double in size.
- Heat the oven to 180°C / 356℉ on fan setting.
- Beat the egg in a small bowl and brush the tops of the buns with egg.
- Bake on the middle oven rack for 14 to 16 minutes until the buns develop a nice golden surface.
- Serve warm or toasted with butter.