Baking · Finnish
Laskiaispullat
The traditional Shrove Tuesday debate begins: jam or marzipan? Decide for yourself and bake your own Shrove buns (laskiaispullat). The next question is, should you eat the lid first or spoon out the cream or...
Machine-translated, original language: Suomi.

Method
- 1
Dissolve the yeast in lukewarm milk.
- 2
Add the eggs, sugar, spices, and some of the flour. Mix the dough until smooth.
- 3
Knead the remaining flour into the dough. Add the room-temperature, softened butter last.
- 4
Cover the dough with a clean kitchen towel and let it rise in a draft-free place until doubled in size.
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Shape the dough into buns (weight approx. 80 - 90 g). Place them on a baking sheet and let them rise well under a kitchen towel.
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Brush the buns with beaten egg. Sprinkle pearl sugar and/or crushed almonds on top.
- 7
Bake the buns on the middle rack of the oven at 220 °C for about 10 - 12 min, or until they are golden brown and baked through.
- 8
Whip the cream. Season with the sugars.
- 9
Slice the cooled buns in half. Fill them with slices of marzipan or strawberry jam, and whipped cream.