Semitas – sweet buns with a crisp topping

Ingredients

• 500 g plain flour for dough
• 7 g dried yeast
• 2.5 dl lukewarm milk
• 80 g sugar for dough
• 80 g softened butter for dough
• 1 egg
• ½ tsp salt
• 1 tsp vanilla sugar
• 80 g plain flour for topping
• 80 g sugar for topping
• 50 g softened butter for topping

Method

1. 1Knead dough flour, yeast, milk, sugar, egg, salt and vanilla sugar together. Knead in butter until smooth. Cover and rise for about 60 minutes.
2. 2Mix topping flour, sugar and butter into a soft crumbly paste.
3. 3Shape dough into twelve buns on baking paper. Cover each with a thin layer of topping.
4. 4Rise for 30 minutes. Bake at 180°C for 18–22 minutes until cooked through and lightly golden. Cool on a rack.