Swedish Lucia Buns Recipe
Ingredients
| Active dry yeast | 2 | |
| Warm water | 1/2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Milk | 2/3 Cup (16 tbs), scalded | |
| Sugar | 1/2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Butter margarine | 1/2 Cup (16 tbs), softened | |
| Eggs | 2 | |
| Cardamom | 1 Teaspoon | |
| Salt | 1 Teaspoon | |
| Orange peel | 1 Teaspoon, grated | |
| All purpose flour | 5 1/2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Raisins | 1/2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Margarine or butter, softened | ||
| 1 egg, slightly beaten | ||
| Water | 1 Tablespoon | |
| Sugar | 2 Tablespoon | |
Directions
Dissolve yeast in warm water in large bowl.
Stir in milk, 1/2 cup sugar, 1/2 cup margarine, 2 eggs, the cardamom, salt, orange peel and 3 cups of the flour.
Beat until smooth.
Stir in enough remaining flour to make dough easy to handle.
Turn dough onto lightly floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 5 minutes.
Place in greased bowl; turn greased side up.
Cover; let rise in warm place until double, 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
Punch down dough; divide into 4 equal parts.
Cut each part into 6 equal pieces.
Shape each piece into a smooth rope, 10 to 12 inches long.
Shape each rope into an S; curve both ends into a coil.
Place a raisin in center of each coil.
Place on greased cookie sheets.
Brush tops lightly with margarine; let rise until double, 35 to 45 minutes.
Heat oven to 350°.
Mix 1 egg and 1 tablespoon water; brush buns lightly with egg mixture.
Sprinkle with 2 tablespoons sugar.
Bake until golden brown, 15 to 20 minutes.
Stir in milk, 1/2 cup sugar, 1/2 cup margarine, 2 eggs, the cardamom, salt, orange peel and 3 cups of the flour.
Beat until smooth.
Stir in enough remaining flour to make dough easy to handle.
Turn dough onto lightly floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 5 minutes.
Place in greased bowl; turn greased side up.
Cover; let rise in warm place until double, 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
Punch down dough; divide into 4 equal parts.
Cut each part into 6 equal pieces.
Shape each piece into a smooth rope, 10 to 12 inches long.
Shape each rope into an S; curve both ends into a coil.
Place a raisin in center of each coil.
Place on greased cookie sheets.
Brush tops lightly with margarine; let rise until double, 35 to 45 minutes.
Heat oven to 350°.
Mix 1 egg and 1 tablespoon water; brush buns lightly with egg mixture.
Sprinkle with 2 tablespoons sugar.
Bake until golden brown, 15 to 20 minutes.
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