Swedish Cinnamon Rolls

This is a delicious Swedish cinnamon roll called bulla. The recipe I am using is from my Swedish Grandmother.

500g milk

14 g dry yeast

150g butter, softened

100g caster sugar

1 teaspoon salt

1 tablespoon cardamom seeds or ground cardamom

390 g wheat flour

390 g baking flour

Filling 

150g butter, softened

100g caster sugar

2 tablespoons ground cinnamon

Topping

1 egg 

Pearl sugar (shown above) or raw sugar

Heat the milk to lukewarm.

In a large bowl mix yeast and hot milk together.

 Combine the butter, sugar, salt, cardamom and flour. Knead the dough in a stand mixer for about 10-15 minutes.

 Cover the bowl and place it in the oven on proof setting for 30 minutes.

 Mix butter, sugar and cinnamon for the filling.

Place dough on a floured surface and roll into a rectangle.

Not too thick! Once it’s in a rectangle shape smear the filling evenly over the dough.

 Roll the dough and cut into 1 inch wide.  It should look like a cinnamon swirl.

In a large bowl

Brush the top with beaten egg mixture and add the sugar (Pearl sugar is preferable).

Let the bun raise again, covered for another 30 minutes. Place buns on parchment paper and bake at 450 Fahrenheit for 5- 7 minutes.  Middle of the over in best. Make sure you keep a close eye on the oven!  Cool and enjoy!