- Stir 4oz lukewarm water, 1oz yeast and half a teaspoon of sugar in a bowl.
- Rest for a few minutes to allow the yeast to grow.
- Mix 4oz milk, 2.5 oz melted butter and a beaten egg. Pour into the bowl.
- Add 20oz bread flour, 2.5oz sugar, 1tsp salt and 1tsp cardamon.
- Bring together and knead for about 10 minutes.
- Cover it and let it rise until it’s doubled in size.
- After it’s risen, knock the air out of it and let it rest for 5 minutes.
- Form 14 balls and put onto a greased baking tray, one inch apart.
- Place the baking tray in a cold oven for about half an hour.
- Remove the buns from the oven and brush with beaten egg yolk.
- Cook the buns at 175ºC until golden brown (roughly twenty minutes).
- To make the marzipan filling, whip one egg white to soft peaks.
- Fold in 2.25oz ground almonds and 3.25oz icing sugar.
- Remove the buns from the oven and leave to cool.
- Slice into each bun and add a teaspoon of the almond paste.
- Add a dollop of whipped cream to each and sprinkle with icing sugar.
- Enjoy – but unless your name is Adolf Frederick, you might not want to eat them all at once.
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