🇸🇪 Sweden recipe
Lussekatter
On the morning of December 13th, Swedish households awaken to the golden glow of Lucia — the eldest daughter in a crown of candles bearing a tray of saffron-yellow lussekatter and hot coffee. These S-shaped buns are rich with butter and eggs, brilliantly colored and perfumed by precious saffron, and studded with dark raisins at each curl. Baking lussekatter fills the dark Swedish winter kitchen with one of the most intoxicating aromas imaginable.
Prep1 hr 30 mins
Cook12 mins
Serves16
Difficultymedium
Ingredients
- 1g saffron threads (about ½ teaspoon)
- 300ml whole milk, lukewarm
- 7g instant dried yeast (1 sachet)
- 100g unsalted butter, melted and cooled
- 100g caster sugar
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 large egg
- 500g strong bread flour, plus extra for kneading
- Raisins (about 40, for decorating)
- 1 egg beaten with 1 tablespoon milk, for glazing
Method
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Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 280
- Protein
- 6 g
- Carbs
- 44 g
- Fat
- 8 g
