*The Tosca Buns*

A friend of mine requested me to share this very good bun recipe, so I´m posting this one in English to delight all of you non-Finnish :) This is one of the best, if not the best, bun recipe I´ve encountered so far, hope you´ll enjoy! The occasion I´ve baked them for is for today I´m having the last day at my working place as a part time office assistant, and going to bring these as a parting gift for my co-workers :)

***

The Tosca Buns

(about 30 pcs)

*   5 dl/cups of milk

*   50 g of yeast

*   2 eggs

*   2-2 1/2 dl/cups of sugar

*   2 teaspoons of salt

*   1 tablespoon of cardamom

*   2 teaspoons of vanillin sugar

*   13-14 dl/cups of wheat flour

filling:
*   100 g of butter (not too salty)

*   1-2 dl of sugar

*   3-4 teaspoons of vanillin sugar

topping:
*   200 g of butter (not too salty)

*   2 dl/cups of sugar

*   2 teaspoons of vanillin sugar

*   3 1/2 tablespoons of wheat flour

*   5 dl/cups of almond flakes

*   2 tablespoons (or more) of 100% apple juice (no added sugar)

1   Warm the milk and dissolve the yeast into it.
2   Add the eggs, the sugar, the salt, the cardamom and the vanillin sugar.
3   Add the flour little by little and knead the dough. Add the soft butter. Let it rise to double its original size under a cover.
4   Make the dough into three parts and roll them into separate flats.
5   Mix the sugar and the vanillin sugar. Spread the butter on the flat dough pieces and sprinkle the sugar mix on them. Roll the flats to make 3 rolls.
6   Cut the rolls into appr. 2-3 cm wide pieces and lift separate on baking paper (you can use separate baking paper cups too).
7   Let the buns rise under a cover for a little while while you wait for the oven to be ready in 225 C. Bake the buns for 5 minutes in the middle section of the oven.
8   While the buns are in the oven, put all the topping ingredients except the juice into a kettle and let the mix boil for a brief time, add the juice and let it boil a little again. Take the buns from the oven after the 5 minutes and spread the topping on them. Continue to bake the buns for 5-8 minutes or until the topping turns as a beautiful golden brown colour.