Swedish Cardamom Buns (Kardemummabullar) Recipe
Prep Time:
2 hours, 20 minutes
Cook Time:
15 minutes
Servings:
24 Buns
Ingredients
  • 2 (12-ounce) cans evaporated milk
  • ½ cup granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • ½ cup butter
  • 2 ⅓ teaspoons yeast
  • 8 ½ cups all purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons ground cardamom
  • 1 egg
  • ¼ cup pearl sugar
  • 8 tablespoons butter, softened
  • 1 tablespoon ground cardamom
  • ½ cup granulated sugar
Directions
  1. Heat the milk until warm (about 100 F) in the microwave or in a saucepan on the stove.
  2. Add the sugar, vanilla extract, salt, vegetable oil, and butter to the warm milk. Stir until combined.
  3. Add yeast to the milk mixture.
  4. Slowly add the flour and ground cardamom to the wet mixture and knead until well combined.
  5. Cover and let rise for 1 hour, or until doubled.
  6. Prepare the filling by combining all the ingredients together in a bowl to form a smooth paste.
  7. Roll out the dough into a large, ¼-inch thick sheet.
  8. Spread the filling evenly over the dough sheet.
  9. Fold the sheet of dough over itself lengthwise.
  10. Cut the dough into 24 strips about ½-inch wide using a pizza cutter or sharp knife.
  11. Stretch out one dough strip to 5 inches.
  12. Twist the dough strip to form a coil.
  13. Coil the dough around itself on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
  14. Tuck the end of the strip under the bottom of the coil and slightly through the top.
  15. Repeat steps 11–14 with remaining strips, cover, and let rise an additional hour.
  16. Preheat the oven to 425 F.
  17. Beat an egg and a teaspoon of water together in a small bowl.
  18. Brush the rolls with egg wash.
  19. Sprinkle the rolls with pearl sugar.
  20. Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes, or until golden brown.
  21. Serve the buns for breakfast with hot coffee.