Finnish Butter Eye Buns "voisilmäpulla"

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups milk (5 dl)
• 50 g dry yeast
• 3/4-7/8 cup sugar (1 1/2 dl to 2 dl )
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons ground cardamom
• 1 egg
• 150 -200 g butter (3/4 - 7/8 a cup)
• 6 cups flour (14-15 dl)
• butter, centers
• butter
• sugar
• 1 egg

Recipe

• 1 combine 2 cups flour, the cardamom, yeast and salt. set aside.
• 2 combine milk, butter and sugar into a small pot.
• 3 heat on the burner until just hot and butter is almost melted, stirring to dissolve sugar.
• 4 add milk mixture and egg to flour mixture, beat on low for 1 minute and on high for 3 minutes (i have no electric mixer at the moment so i beat it with a spoon "really fast" for 3 minutes and it does the job just fine :).
• 5 add in additional flour until dough is workable and turn out to a floured surface.
• 6 kneed dough until it springs back when you touch it.
• 7 let rise for an hour or until doubled in size.
• 8 punch down and let rest for 5 minutes.
• 9 make into rolls about the size of a small fist -- or however big or small you want them. the official recipe says 20 pieces. i think i come out with about the same.
• 10 brush with beaten egg.
• 11 make a thumb print into each roll and add 1/2 tsp butter and 1/2 tsp sugar.
• 12 bake in the oven at 350 f for 10-15 minutes until golden brown.
• 13 serve with coffee or tea :).
• 14 the preparation time does include the hour to rise.