Sexy Swedish buns
Often, when you least expect it, Swedish dishes get spanked by the use of really interesting spices. Cardamom is the sort of flavour you'd expect to taste in Indian food, but they love it in Sweden too. Swedes add eggs and butter to lots of pastries to enrich them, so they've often got a sort of brioche vibe going on, which is a really lovely thing that I've incorporated here. The sourness of the berries really brings out the sweetness of the bread, and on top of that it looks bloody gorgeous. If you want a little guidance on how to make these, go to www.jamieoliver.com/how-to.
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
What these numbers assume — 9 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Milk | 1 cup (244ml) whole | 149 |
| Butter | 1 tbsp (14g) | 102 |
| Blueberry | 1 cup (148g) | 84 |
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Orange | 1 medium (131g) | 62 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Cardamom | 1 tsp ground (2g) | 6 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 7 g packet yeast
- 375 ml milk, warm
- 1 heaped teaspoon ground cardamom, or about 20 cardamom pods
- 2 large free-range eggs
- 1 pinch sea salt
- 200 g caster sugar
- 50 g butter, melted
- 800 g plain flour, plus extra for dusting
- 15 g unsalted butter
- 75 g demerara sugar
- 400 g blueberries
- 75 g caster sugar
- 1 orange