Norwegian Fastelavns Buns

Ingredients

• 3 ½ dl milk
• 50 g liquid margarine
• ½ pack dry yeast
• 500 g plain white flour
• 50 g sugar
• ¼ tsp cinnamon
• ½ tsp salt
• 1 ½ dl heavy cream
• 1 tsp vanilla sugar
• 1 tbsp powdered sugar
• 2 dl strawberry jam

Method

1. Heat milk in a saucepan until it is slightly warmer than your finger. Add liquid margarine and dry yeast. Mix together and set aside.
2. Mix together wheat flour, sugar, cinnamon and salt to a bowl. (Preferably a kitchen machine.)
3. Make sure that the mixture of margarine, milk and yeast is well mixed. Add this to the flour mixture and knead the dough for approximately 10-15 minutes.
4. Let the dough rise for 1.5–2 hours.
5. Divide the dough into equal parts. For one serving, make 8 buns. Shape each portion into round balls and place on a baking tray lined with baking paper.
6. Let them rise for 30 minutes in a warm place.
7. Bake the buns in the middle of the oven at 200 degrees celsius for about 15-20 minutes. Cool on a rack.
8. Whip the cream together with the vanilla sugar.
9. Divide the buns and spread a layer of strawberry jam and a couple of spoonfuls of cream. Place the top and sprinkle with powdered sugar. Serve immediately.