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Fastelavnsboller
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Fastelavnsboller

13 ingredients Makes 8 portions openrecipes
Fastelavnsboller

An old Norwegian tradition is to eat these cream filled buns in the "fast" period. Religion plays less of a part for the fastelavnsbuns nowadays, and we use the holiday simply as an excuse to bake these tasty treats!

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

837
Calories
29g
Protein
20g
Fat
134g
Carbs

Counts 7 of 8 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 7 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Strawberry Jam 1 cup (152g) 49
Cardamom 1 tsp ground (2g) 6
Topping not in our table 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

  • 250-300 g plain flour (start with 250, then add more if the dough is too sticky)
  • 50 g sugar
  • 75 g flora light
  • 150 ml milk (I used semi-skimmed)
  • 25 g fresh yeast (or a sachet of dry yeast, not many shops in the UK sell it dry, I found some in a Polish shop!)
  • 1/4 tsp hornsalt or heartshorn/ammonion bicarbonate (optional)
  • 1 tsp ground cardamom
  • 1 egg for brushing
  • Filling:
  • Strawberry jam
  • Whipped cream
  • Topping:
  • Sift a little bit of icing sugar on top

Directions

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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