Almond Paste Rolls

50g fresh yeast
150g butter or margarine
5 dl milk
1 1/2 dl sugar
1 teaspoon salt
10-13 dl flour
(1 teaspoon cardemom, optional)
1 egg

I used ready almond paste from Sweden but here is a recipe how you can make your own. I have not yet tried it myself but it's supposed to be good.

Almond Paste
200g almonds
200g sugar
scald and peel the almonds. Mix the almonds in a mixer. Add sugar and mix for 5-7 minutes, until you have a warm, smooth paste.

Heat oven to 250 degrees.


Crumble the fresh yeast.


Melt butter in a pan and add milk. When lukewarm pour over the yeast and stir until yeast is dissolved.


Add salt, sugar (and cardamom if you are using) and about 10 dl flour. Work the dough for about 5-10 minutes and then add flour until it's easy to work with. Be careful not to add too much flour.


Let the dough rise under a tea towel for 30-40 minutes.



Divide the dough into 2 pieces. Roll out the dough and spread with butter.


Grate almond paste over.


Roll into a tight roll and cut the rolls. Place in paper cups or on a baking sheet.


Let the rolls rise one more time. After about 15-20 minutes whip the egg with a fork and brush the rolls.


Bake in the middle of the oven for about 7 minutes, until golden.

Kladdkaka

In Sweden we call this cake kladdkaka but I think it's what the Americans would call brownie.



Kladdkaka
2 eggs
3 dl sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla sugar
4 tablespoons cacao
1 1/2 dl flour
1 dl melted butter

Preheat oven to 200 degrees C and grease a cake pan. Mix ingredients carefully together and pour batter into the cake pan. Bake for about 20 min.

Homemade Hamburger Buns

I prefer to make my own hamburger buns instead of buying.

Hamburger Buns

50 g fresh yeast (or 1 package of dry yeast)
50 g margarine or butter
5 dl milk (or water)
1-2 teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons sugar
10-12 dl flour

Crumble the fresh yeast into to the kitchen machine.



Melt butter in a pan and add milk.



When the butter and milk is 37 °C, pour over yeast and mix until yeast is dissolved. Add salt and sugar.



Add flour and mix the dough in machine for about 5-10 minutes. I use white flour and either spelt whole wheat flour, usually half of each.



Let the dough rise for 30-40 minutes under kitchen towel.





When dough is done, divide into 15 pieces and form them into balls. Place them on baking sheets and press them so they are about 2-3 cm high. Let rise for another 30-50 minutes.



Bake them in the middle of oven for about 7 minutes. Let them cool.



Usually I press the buns in a plate with sesame seed before I place them on baking sheets but I did't have any at home today.

Chocolate Balls

My son loves to make and eat these chocolate balls.

Chocolate Balls

100 g butter

2 tablespoons cacao

1 dl sugar

3 dl oats

1 tablespoon water

1 tablespoon vanilla sugar

Mix all ingredients in a bowl with your hands. When everything is mixed together, roll small balls and put them on a plate with pearl sugar and roll them until covered. Put them in the fridge before serving.