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Skolebrød
Skolebrød: Norwegian cardamom bun with custard, icing and coconut
Skolebrød, 'school bread', is the bun Norwegian children found in their lunch boxes and still buy at the bakery after school: a soft cardamom bun with a pool of vanilla custard in the centre, iced around the edge and dipped in desiccated coconut. In western Norway they are called skoleboller. A common mistake is pressing too shallow a hollow; the custard puffs up and runs off. Chef's tip: press a deep well with the bottom of a glass just before baking, and pipe the custard right to the edges of the well.
- Total time
- 75 min
- Difficulty
- medium
- Serves
- 12
Ingredients
For the buns
- 1 ⅛ lb plain flour
- 2 ½ oz sugar
- ½ tsp salt
- 2 tsp ground cardamom
- 1 cup warm milk
- 2 ⅝ oz soft butter
- 1 egg
For the custard
- 1 ¼ cups milk
- 2 ⅛ oz sugar
- ⅞ oz cornflour
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
For the top
- 1 eggbeaten
- 5 ½ oz icing sugarmixed with 2 tbsp water
- 1 ¾ oz desiccated coconut
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Method
0/6 doneStep 1: Make the custard: whisk 3 egg yolks, 2 ⅛ oz sugar and ⅞ oz cornflour, whisk in hot 1 ¼ cups milk, return to the pan and cook until thick. Add 1 tsp vanilla extract, cover and chill.
8 minStep 2: Mix 1 ⅛ lb plain flour, ⅓ oz fast-action dried yeast, 2 ½ oz sugar, ½ tsp salt and 2 tsp ground cardamom. Add 1 cup warm milk, 2 ⅝ oz soft butter and 1 egg and knead 10 minutes. Cover and rise 1 hour.
10 minStep 3: Shape into 12 balls on lined trays and rise for 30 minutes. Heat the oven to 425°F (fan 400°F).
30 minStep 4: Press a deep well in each bun with the base of a glass. Brush with 1 egg and pipe custard into the wells. Common mistake: a shallow well; the custard runs off.
Step 5: Bake for 10–12 minutes, until golden. Cool.
12 minStep 6: Spread 5 ½ oz icing sugar around the custard on each bun and dip in 1 ¾ oz desiccated coconut.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 320 kcal
- Protein
- 7 g
- Carbs
- 46 g
- Fat
- 12 g
- Fibre
- 2 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does skolebrød take?
- About 75 minutes in total: 60 minutes to prepare and 15 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 12 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- What can I use instead of plain flour?
- Self-raising flour, same amount (then leave out the baking powder).
- What can I use instead of fast-action dried yeast?
- Fresh yeast, three times the weight.
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