Buns
Description
The baking is prepared simply and quickly. Want to turn your kitchen into a Viennese coffee house for a while, with the aroma of freshly baked buns and coffee? Then treat your loved ones to delicious “Buchteln” buns; it’s very easy, even an inexperienced housewife can manage if she follows the step‑by‑step recommendations of the recipe. Have a good and tasty morning.
Instructions
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Step 1
Prepare the ingredients.
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Step 2
Add the yeast and 1 tablespoon of sugar (from the total amount) to warm milk (temperature no higher than 38 °C). Stir and place in a warm spot for 10 minutes.
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Step 3
Beat in 1 egg, add melted butter.
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Step 4
Add the remaining sugar, vanilla sugar, and a pinch of salt to the flour, then stir.
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Step 5
Add the flour mixture to the milk‑butter mixture, knead the dough with a mixer using the “hook” attachment, mixing for 7–10 minutes until smooth. If you knead by hand, also at least 10 minutes.
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Step 6
Cover the dough with plastic wrap and place it in a warm spot to ferment for 1.5–2 hours.
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Step 7
The dough should increase in volume by at least twofold.
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Step 8
Divide the dough into 8 equal parts and roll each into a ball.
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Step 9
Roll the ball into a flatbread about 10 cm in diameter. Place the jam in the center of the flatbread.
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Step 10
Gather the ends of the flatbread into a knot and secure the ends well.
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Step 11
Thoroughly butter the baking dish.
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Step 12
Place the buns in the pan seam side down. Cover with plastic wrap and let them proof for 1 hour.
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Step 13
After an hour, the buns have increased in size. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees, bake the buns for 20–25 minutes.
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Step 14
Let the baked buns cool slightly, then dust them with powdered sugar.
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Step 15
Make coffee or tea and imagine yourself in a Viennese café. It's a delight, I assure you!