Everything you need to know to make the best Kanelbullar!
Dough:
500g nonfat milk
1100g AP flour
200g sugar
200g butter
23g ground cardamon
70g fresh yeast (23g dry yeast)
15g salt
-Add all ingredients to the bowl of your stand mixer.
-Using the hook attachment mix on low for 5 minutes or until the ingredients are all incorporated.
-Turn the speed up to like a medium to medium fast for 15-30 minutes.
-You want to work up as much gluten as you can.
-When your dough is smooth and pliable, let it rest for 30 minutes covered with a towel.
-Turn out of the bowl and shape into a rectangle.
-Let rest another 5-10 minutes.
Roll the dough into a large rectangle, it should end up being about 1cm (⅓ inch) thick.
-Spread the filling onto the dough.
-Roll and the cut into buns.
-Optimal weight is 100g but anywhere between 95g and 105g is fine.
-Place on a baking tray, cover, and let rise until double in size, around 2 hours.
-Bake at 225C (430F) for about 8 minutes or until golden brown. I like to check mine and rotate the tray at the 5 minute mark so they don’t get overbrown.
-Brush with egg wash as soon as they come out of the oven.
-Immediately sprinkle on pearl sugar.
-Let cool (if you can wait that long!)
-Enjoy!
Cinnamon Filling:
300g butter
120g sugar
20g cinnamon
10g salt (optional)
Pearl Sugar:
https://www.amazon.com/Lars-Own-Swedish-Pearl-Sugar/dp/B00KQ0LQIE/ref=sr_1_3_sspa?keywords=Pearl+Sugar&qid=1649340271&sr=8-3-spons&psc=1&smid=AKZDRLCEH09FL&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUExRjJGRDFZM0xBNllVJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwMzIzOTc5MTVTNzhKVUwxRllZTSZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwNTg5MzgyM08wUk1OVVVEMjdUQiZ3aWRnZXROYW1lPXNwX2F0ZiZhY3Rpb249Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU=
Cardamom:
The cardamon used in Swedish baking is just the black seeds (like what is linked below) none of the green husk. It is roughly ground, not a fine powder. This gives the dough very pretty black flecks instead of a grayish tinge. Any cardamom will be fine though.
https://www.amazon.com/Kitchen-Spices-Natural-Cardamom-Elaichi/dp/B08FF7TKKV/ref=sxin_14_pa_sp_search_thematic_sspa?cv_ct_cx=cardamon&keywords=cardamon&pd_rd_i=B08FF7TKKV&pd_rd_r=d942c06c-e7cd-4e4b-8f3c-9252979a9473&pd_rd_w=HybhT&pd_rd_wg=Gf9Yz&pf_rd_p=eca726a8-0f0c-4d15-a045-de730411b965&pf_rd_r=MMNJ27NFTCDWC9QPPDFN&qid=1649340335&sr=1-2-a73d1c8c-2fd2-4f19-aa41-2df022bcb241-spons&psc=1&smid=ANNH7U5Q80Q1Y&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUEyUVE2MDRDUU9JNEVVJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwOTUzODk5MklMSVhSQVYzQlQ4TyZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwODEyNDcxMllWVDRKSDVQWEcxTiZ3aWRnZXROYW1lPXNwX3NlYXJjaF90aGVtYXRpYyZhY3Rpb249Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU=