Spiced buns with pumpkin cream
Description
Fragrant, fluffy buns with wonderful cream are perfect with tea, coffee, milk, or compote. Their preparation is not complicated for those who have already worked with yeast dough. As for those who are just beginning their culinary journey, I wish you good luck. In the step‑by‑step description and photos you will understand everything and you will definitely manage to bake such pastries. The baking is ready. Serve at the table.
Instructions
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Step 1
To bake such buns, prepare the following ingredients: milk, yeast, sugar, salt, cardamom, nutmeg, butter, flour, condensed milk, eggs, and pumpkin.
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Step 2
Add the yeast and a tablespoon of sugar to warm milk. I have fresh pressed yeast. You will need 7–8 grams of dry yeast.
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Step 3
Let it stand for 10–15 minutes, the yeast will activate and start to foam.
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Step 4
Sift the flour into a separate bowl. Add ground cardamom and nutmeg, and mix.
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Step 5
Stir 1 cup of flour with spices into the milk with yeast.
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Step 6
Add the egg.
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Step 7
Melt the butter and pour it into the dough.
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Step 8
Add another 4 tablespoons of sugar and salt.
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Step 9
Mix well.
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Step 10
Gradually add the remaining flour and knead a soft, elastic dough that does not stick to the hands.
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Step 11
Cover the bowl with the dough with a towel and place it in a warm spot to rise. After an hour it will increase two to three times.
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Step 12
While the dough is rising, prepare the filling for the buns. Peel the pumpkin, wash it, remove the seeds and cut it arbitrarily. Roast it in a microwave or in the oven. Blend it with a blender until it reaches a puree consistency.
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Step 13
Add condensed milk to the pumpkin puree.
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Step 14
Stir. The filling is ready.
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Step 15
Roll out the dough and cut it into triangles. Make three cuts in them, as shown in the photo. Place the filling on the wide side of the triangle.
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Step 16
Cover the filling with the pointed end of the triangle.
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Step 17
Second version of the buns. Roll out the flatbread, make cuts and add the filling.
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Step 18
Cover the filling with dough and seal the edge.
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Step 19
Roll the dough into a croissant shape.
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Step 20
Place the buns in a baking pan.
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Step 21
Second version.
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Step 22
Brush the buns with egg and let them stand at room temperature for 25–30 minutes. Then bake in a preheated oven at 175–180 °C for 40 minutes.
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Step 23
Bake the second version of the buns exactly the same way.
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Step 24
The buns are ready!