Can I Make the Perfect Semla? (Doubtful, But Let’s Try)

heavy cream

🥗Healthier: whipped coconut cream

💰Cheaper: milk + cornstarch

Coconut cream is dairy-free and lower in calories.

almond paste

🥗Healthier: marzipan

💰Cheaper: ground almonds + sugar

Marzipan can be a more cost-effective alternative.

Mix all-purpose flour, yeast, cardamom, room temperature butter, sugar, salt, and warm milk in a bowl for 5-6 minutes until the mixture is easier to work with and sticky.

Cover the dough and let it rest for about 1 hour.

Divide the dough into 9 pieces, each weighing 75 grams, and shape them into round balls.

Let the shaped balls rest for another hour.

Prepare the almond filling by mixing almond paste with some water until smooth, then place it in a piping bag.

Brush the tops of the dough balls with a mixture of egg and milk before baking.

Bake in the oven for about 10 minutes until golden brown.

Once baked and cooled, hollow out the tops of the buns and fill them with the almond filling.

Whip the heavy cream until stiff peaks form and pipe it into the buns before replacing the tops.

Dust the tops of the buns with powdered sugar.

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