Swedish "Semlor" with Almond Filling and Whipped Cream

Ingredients

• 50 g butter
• 3 ½ dl milk
• 500 g plain white flour
• 50 g sugar
• ¼ tsp cardamom
• ½ tsp salt
• ½ pack dry yeast
• 50 g almond meal
• 50 g powdered sugar
• 1 tbsp water
• 1 ½ dl heavy cream
• 1 tsp vanilla sugar

Method

1. Melt the butter in a saucepan. Remove from the heat and add the milk.
2. Mix together flour, sugar, cardamom dry yeast and salt in a bowl.
3. Add the butter and milk mixture (make sure it is just below 37 degrees celcius by pouring a drop over your wrist. If it feels hotter than your skin, allow it to cool a little longer). Knead the dough for about 10-15 minutes.
4. Shape the dough into a large sausage and divide into approximately equal parts. Knead each part into round buns and place on a baking tray lined with baking paper.
5. Let the buns rise while covered with a kitchen towel for about 1.5-2 hours.
6. Bake the buns in the middle of the oven at 200 degrees celsius for about 15-20 minutes. Cool on a rack.
7. Make the almond filling by mixing together ground almonds with powdered sugar and water. Set aside.
8. Whip the heavy cream together with some vanilla sugar.
9. Cut out a triangle from the top of the buns and fill the insides with almond filling and whipped cream. Serve immediately.