for 12 pieces

Dough

525 g	white flour
1 ½ tsp	salt
50 g	icing sugar
¼ cube	yeast (approx. 10 g), crumbled
3 dl	milk
1	egg white
50 g	butter, soft
2 sachet	saffron

To shape

1	egg yolk
1 tsp	water
a little	decorating sugar, as desired
24	sultanas

How it's done

Dough

Mix the flour, salt, sugar and yeast in a bowl. Add the milk, egg white, butter and saffron. Using the dough hook on a food processor, knead for approx. 5 mins. on a low setting to form a soft, smooth dough.

Cover and leave to rise at room temperature for approx. 1 1/2 hrs.

To shape

Divide the dough into 12 portions, roll out into approx. 30 cm strands. Twist the ends into an S shape and place on a baking tray lined with baking paper. Mix the egg yolk with the water, glaze the buns with the egg wash, sprinkle with sugar crystals, decorate each bun with 2 sultanas.

To bake

Approx. 25 mins. in the lower half of an oven preheated to 180°C. Remove from the oven, leave to cool on a rack.

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