St. Lucia Buns Recipe

Name: St. Lucia Buns Recipe
Ingredients: 1 cup (227g) milk; 1/4 teaspoon saffron threads, lightly crushed; 8 tablespoons (113g) unsalted butter, room temperature; 4 1/2 cups (540g) King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour; 1 tablespoon instant yeast; 1/4 cup (43g) potato flour or 1/2 cup (43g) dried potato flakes (instant mashed potatoes); 1 1/2 teaspoons (9g) table salt*; 1/3 cup (67g) granulated sugar; 3 large eggs; 1 teaspoon King Arthur Pure Vanilla Extract; 1 large egg white (reserved from dough) mixed with 1 tablespoon cold water; Swedish pearl sugar, optional; golden raisins, optional

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Soft, tender yeasted saffron buns, often topped with coarse sugar and traditionally served in Sweden on December 13, St. Lucia Day.

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Ingredients

1 cup (227g) milk
1/4 teaspoon saffron threads, lightly crushed
8 tablespoons (113g) unsalted butter, room temperature
4 1/2 cups (540g) King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
1 tablespoon instant yeast
1/4 cup (43g) potato flour or 1/2 cup (43g) dried potato flakes (instant mashed potatoes)
1 1/2 teaspoons (9g) table salt*
1/3 cup (67g) granulated sugar
3 large eggs
1 teaspoon King Arthur Pure Vanilla Extract
1 large egg white (reserved from dough) mixed with 1 tablespoon cold water
Swedish pearl sugar, optional
golden raisins, optional