Semla

Name: Semla
Prep time: 90 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 1 h 45 min
Yield: 12 servings
Cuisine: Sweden
Ingredients: 500g strong white flour; 75g caster sugar; 1 tsp ground cardamom; 7g dried yeast; 250ml warm milk; 75g butter, softened; 200g almond paste; 400ml double cream, whipped

Sweden

King Adolf Fredrik reportedly died in 1771 after eating 14 semlor following an enormous meal.

Sweden's beloved Fat Tuesday bun — cardamom-spiced, filled with almond paste and billowing whipped cream. Swedes eat millions every February.

Photo: sebilden

Prep

90 mins

Cook

15 mins

Difficulty

Medium

Calories

505 kcal

Serves

Calories are an estimate based on ingredients used

Ingredients

500gstrong white flour

75gcaster sugar

1 tspground cardamom

7gdried yeast

250mlwarm milk

75gbutter, softened

200galmond paste

400mldouble cream, whipped

Method

Mix flour, sugar, cardamom and yeast. Add milk and butter. Knead 10 mins. Prove 1 hour.

Shape into 12 buns. Prove 30 mins. Bake at 200°C for 12-15 mins. Cool.

Cut a lid from each. Hollow slightly. Mix scooped bread with almond paste and a little cream.

Fill with almond mix. Top with whipped cream. Replace lid. Dust with icing sugar.

Chef's Tip

Use freshly ground cardamom pods — the flavour is incomparable to pre-ground.

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