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Semlor - Almond and Whipped Cream  
Stuffed Buns  
In their present shape semlor only dates back to the turn  
of the century. Originally, the stuffed buns were boiled in  
milk before serving on the Tuesday preceding the Lent.  
Now they are eaten from January until Easter.  
Proceed as follows:  
Ingredients:  
For twelve buns:  
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1. Melt the butter, add the milk and heat to 37 C,  
add the finely divided yeast and stir.  
2. Add sugar, salt and almost all of the flour. Mix  
thoroughly and leave it in a warm place for 40  
minutes to raise.  
3. Kneed the dough and divide it into 12 parts. Form  
round buns, kneed them a little and leave them for  
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50 g yeast  
100 g butter  
300 ml milk  
75 g granulated  
sugar  
1 teaspoon salt  
500-550 g all-  
purpose wheat  
flour  
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30-40 on a baking tray to raise.  
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. Bake them in the oven at 225-250 C for 5-10  
minutes (watch carefully at the end to avoid  
burning the buns).  
. Cut off the top of six buns as a lid. Scoop out the  
crumbs and mix them with the almond paste, the  
milk and half of the whipped cream until you have  
a soft paste.  
For the stuffing of six  
buns:  
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100 g almond paste  
6. Fill the scooped out buns with the paste, cover  
with whipped cream and, finally, with the lid. If  
desired, sprinkle powdery sugar on top.  
75 ml milk  
the crumbs from 6  
buns  
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200 ml whipped  
cream  
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