Buns
Description
The recipe won't take much time. Even if you've never been to Prague, be sure to make these fragrant twisted buns. They are incredibly tasty. Bake a big batch right away, because everyone at home will ask for more. The listed amount of ingredients will yield 9–10 pieces. A step-by-step recipe will help you make this delicious bake. The bake is ready. Serve it at the table.
Instructions
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Step 1
Prepare the ingredients.
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Step 2
Combine 1 tablespoon water, 1 teaspoon sugar, 1 teaspoon flour, and yeast; place in a warm spot for 15–20 minutes.
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Step 3
In 15–20 minutes the yeast activated and rose in a foam “cap” on top.
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Step 4
Pour the melted butter, warm milk, and egg yolk into a dough-mixing bowl and mix together.
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Step 5
Add the flour, sugar and salt, pour in the sponge, knead the dough.
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Step 6
Knead the dough by hand; it should be soft and elastic. Cover the dough with plastic wrap (a cloth) and place it in a warm spot to ferment for about 1.5 hours; during fermentation, fold the dough twice.
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Step 7
Prepare a sprinkle from a mixture of 3 tablespoons sugar, cinnamon, and chopped walnuts.
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Step 8
Roll out the dough into a sheet about 3 mm thick; cut the dough into “ribbon” strips about 5 cm wide.
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Step 9
Roll the dough onto a “spit.” For the spit, use foil and a stiffer core made from disposable aluminum molds wrapped in foil. Carefully tuck the end of the dough inward.
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Step 10
Brush the dough pieces with egg white and coat them in the prepared sugar-and-nut mixture.
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Step 11
Arrange the prepared pieces on a baking tray like kebabs on a grill. Bake at 180–200°C for about 20–30 minutes, turning during baking for even cooking on all sides.
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Step 12
Words can’t do justice to how the kitchen smells while these Prague buns are baking.