Swedish Vanilla Buns(Vaniljbullar)
Servings: 16 buns
Ingredients
Tangzhong
- 65 ml water
- 70 ml milk
- 28 g strong white bread flour
Dough
- 30 g fresh yeast or 14g fast action yeast
- 250 ml milk
- 3 g sea salt
- 570 g strong white bread flour
- 2 tsp freshly ground cardamom
- 40 g caster sugar
- 110 g butter room temperature
- 1 egg extra for glazing
Creme patisserie
- 2 tsp vanilla bean paste
- 395 g whole milk
- 90 g caster sugar
- 5 medium egg yolks
- 40 g cornflour
- 15 g unsalted butter room temperature
Coating
- melted butter for brushing
- caster sugar
Instructions
Tangzhong
- Place all three ingredients in a small saucepan. Whisk together with a balloon whisk, on a medium heat until it thickens and bubbles. Remove from the heat and pour into a bowl and cover. Once it’s cooled to room temperature, it’s ready to use.
Creme patisserie
- Pour the milk into a saucepan and set to a low heat. In a bowl beat the egg yolks, sugar, vanilla bean paste and cornflour until pale and fluffy.
- When the milk has come to a simmer, pour over the egg mixture, whisking as you pour.
- Now pour the mixture back into the saucepan on a medium-heat, beating continuously. The mixture will thicken substantially. Pour into a clean bowl and whisk in the butter. Place a parchment disc directly on the surface of the custard to stop a skin forming. Cool completely before using.
Dough
- Pour the milk into a small saucepan and heat to 38°C, remove from the heat and add the fresh yeast, whisk to incorporate (if using fast action yeast add it to the flour). Place the flour, tangzhong, cardamom, sugar and salt in the bowl of a free standing mixer with the dough hook attached. Add the milk mixture and egg with the motor running. Mix until a dough forms on a slow speed. Once the dough has come together add the butter, increase the pace to medium/high and work the dough for another 5-8 minutes or until it feels shiny and smooth.
- Place the dough in a bowl and cover with a tea towel and let it rest for 20-30 minutes to rest.
- Lightly dust the work surface with flour. Roll the dough into a long sausage and then divide into 16 even sized pieces. Roll each piece with a cupped hand into a bun shape. Then take a rolling pan and roll out into a flat disc. Repeat with the other buns. Place onto a lined baking tray. Prove for 35-40 minutes or until well risen.
- Preheat the oven to 200°C fan.
- Now take the creme patisserie and whisk with a balloon or a hand electric whisk, beat until smooth. Place the creme patisserie in a piping bag fitted with a 1cm plain nozzle.
- Once the buns have risen, carefully insert the nozzle into the centre of the bun and pipe some of the creme pat into the bun then finish with a swirl on the top. Brush with beaten egg and bake for 8-10 minutes, or until golden brown.
- Once the buns have cooled, bush with melted butter and roll them in caster sugar. Devour!