Easter Yeast Buns
Easter yeast buns are a recipe with fresh ingredients from the pastry category. Try this and other recipes from Spoonsparrow!
Ingredients
- 500 g flour
- 1 cube yeast (42 g)
- 75 g sugar
- 250 ml lukewarm milk
- 50 g butter
- 1 egg
- 150 g dried apricots
- 10 eggs (hard‑boiled and colored)
- 1 yolk
- flour (for dusting)
- powdered sugar (for sprinkling)
Instructions
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1.
Sift the flour into a bowl, press a well in the center. Dissolve the yeast in some lukewarm milk, stir in 1 tablespoon of sugar and pour it into the well; sprinkle with flour and let rise covered for 30 minutes.
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2.
Add the remaining milk, sugar, butter and egg to the dough, knead until smooth and cover for another hour.
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3.
Preheat the oven to 180 °C fan. Line a baking tray with parchment paper.
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4.
Finely chop the apricots and knead them into the dough with a little flour. Divide the dough into 10–12 equal pieces, roll each into a ~20 cm long rope on a floured surface. Cut each rope lengthwise, twist into a cord, form a circle and press the ends together in the middle. Place on the tray, brush with yolk mixed with 2 tablespoons of water, sprinkle powdered sugar and bake for 20–25 minutes until golden brown.
