Description
Made with spelt flour that is fermented for a day, these rolls are rich with flavor and a touch of sweetness.
Ingredients
Scale
Dough:
- 150 g leaven, see recipe below (5.3 ounces)
- 75 g butter (2.6 ounces)
- 210 g milk (7.4 ounces by weight)
- 400 g all-purpose spelt flour (14 ounces)
- 100 g brown sugar (3.5 ounces)
- 5 g salt (0.17 ounces or 1 teaspoon)
- 1 g ground cardamom (0.2 teaspoons)
Filling:
- 60 g soft butter (2.1 ounces)
- 60 g brown sugar (2.1 ounces)
- 1 tsp ground cardamom
- 40 g ground almond (1.4 ounces)
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Leaven
- 70 g all-purpose spelt flour (2.5 ounces)
- 70 g water (2.5 ounces by weight)
- 1–2 tablespoons of active sourdough starter
Instructions
Make leaven:
- Mix 70 g all-purpose spelt flour, 70 g water and 1-2 tablespoons of active sourdough starter. Leave for 8-10 hours, or until very bubbly.
Make dough:
- Melt butter in a small sauce pan, add milk, warm it up slightly.
- Place butter/milk mixture into a KitchenAid mixing bowl.
- Add spelt flour (400g), and the rest of the ingredients; mix gently, allow to rest for 10-15 minutes.
- Turn the mixer with a dough hook attachment on low, and knead for 10-15 minutes. Add a touch more flour if the dough is too sticky; or water (teaspoon or two) if it’s too dry.
- Allow to rest at room temp until doubles in size. 2-3 hours.
Prepare filling:
- Make a paste of all the ingredients.
Shape:
- Roll out the dough on a large flat floured surface. It’s going to want to spring back, but just keep rolling. It will stretch very nicely. I rolled it out to the size of two large cutting boards.
- Spread the filling evenly on the entire surface. Fold in two.
- Cut into strips, I did about an inch each, and got 18 strips.
- Shape into rolls, twist and wrap the ends.
- Let rest overnight, covered with plastic, at cellar temp (55ºF) or fridge.
- In the morning, bring to room temp, and allow to rise for 2-3 hours.
- Brush with beaten egg. Sprinkle with things you like.
- Preheat the oven to 400ºF (200ºC); bake for 20 minutes, or until golden.
- Category: Baking, Bread, Pastry
- Cuisine: Swedish