Smarrig

Baking · Finnish

Joulupulla (Christmas Buns)

Wonderfully festive Christmas buns are made by rolling gingerbread dough inside sweet bun dough! Beautiful Christmas buns taste best fresh from the oven.

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Machine-translated, original language: Suomi.

Joulupulla
Cook 1 h 15 minTotal 1 h 15 minInspired by k-ruoka.fi

Method

  1. 1

    Warm the milk or water until lukewarm. Crumble the yeast into the water and stir. Add the sugar, cardamom, and salt.

  2. 2

    Add the flour gradually and knead the dough well. Add the softened fat towards the end of adding the flour. The dough should remain soft. Knead the dough until it is smooth and releases from your hands and the sides of the bowl.

  3. 3

    Let the dough rise under a cloth in a draft-free place until doubled in size, about 40 minutes.

  4. 4

    Knead the dough on a floured work surface. Roll both the bun dough and the gingerbread dough into 30 cm x 40 cm rectangles. Place the gingerbread dough on top of the bun dough and roll into a log. Cut the log into slices and place them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Tuck the end of the roll under the slice.

  5. 5

    Let rise under a clean kitchen towel. Brush the buns with beaten egg and decorate with pearl sugar.

  6. 6

    Bake the buns in a 225-degree oven for about 10 minutes, until they are baked through and beautifully golden brown.