Buns with almond cream
Description
Delicious baked goods for the whole family. You can make almond flour yourself or use store-bought. If you grind almonds into flour yourself, you don’t need to grind them too fine—leave noticeable pieces.
Instructions
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Step 1
First, prepare the ingredients for making the dough. Warm the milk slightly.
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Step 2
In a large bowl, rub the yeast with your hands and add one tablespoon of sugar.
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Step 3
Pour in warm milk and vigorously whisk these ingredients until fully dissolved.
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Step 4
Sift 100 grams of flour.
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Step 5
Whisk everything together until you have a homogeneous mixture — this is the sponge. Cover the sponge in the bowl with a kitchen towel and let rest for 30 minutes.
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Step 6
After half an hour, the sponge had risen noticeably and developed a porous structure.
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Step 7
Beat the egg into a bowl and add the remaining sugar. Whisk these ingredients vigorously.
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Step 8
Pour in the melted butter that has cooled slightly. Mix.
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Step 9
Pour the butter mixture into the sponge and mix it in.
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Step 10
Now sift the flour in portions, mixing it in with a spoon as you go, then knead by hand.
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Step 11
Knead a soft dough that does not stick to your hands. Shape the dough into a ball in the bowl. Cover the bowl with a kitchen towel and place it in a warm place to rise for 1.5–2 hours.
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Step 12
Gather the ingredients for making almond cream. Wash the egg shells thoroughly using soapy water.
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Step 13
Place soft butter in a bowl and add sugar to it.
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Step 14
Using a mixer, beat these ingredients vigorously until you have a creamy mixture.
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Step 15
Now add the almond flour to this mixture.
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Step 16
Mix in the almond flour using a mixer.
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Step 17
Beat in the eggs.
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Step 18
Using a mixer, beat in the eggs until the mixture is smooth and uniform.
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Step 19
Add wheat flour.
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Step 20
Mix everything with a mixer. The almond cream is ready.
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Step 21
The yeast dough has proofed — it has risen noticeably.
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Step 22
Divide all the dough into portions of about 70 grams each and roll them into balls.
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Step 23
Dust the work surface with flour, place one ball of dough on it, and roll it out with a rolling pin into an oval. Spread 1–2 tsp. almond cream on one half of the dough.
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Step 24
Cover the cream with the dough and seal the edges as shown in the photo. Make slits in the exposed part of the dough.
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Step 25
Shape the bun portion.
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Step 26
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper, arrange all the shaped buns on it, and brush each one with a whisked mixture of egg yolk and 1 tsp water. Bake the buns in an oven preheated to 180°C for 20–25 minutes.
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Step 27
Serve the finished buns with almond cream to the table immediately.
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Step 28
Done. Serve at the table.