Honey-walnut sweet rolls

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• 21¼ g butter
• 25 ml whole milk
• 25 g light crème fraîche
• 25 g sugar
• 105 g flour
• 1¾ g active dry yeast
• ¼ egg
• salt

• cutting board
• knife
• 1 saucepan
• 1 stand mixer with dough hook

Dice butter. Add whole milk, light crème fraîche, diced butter, sugar and some salt to a saucepan and heat at medium heat. Stirring occasionally, let simmer until mixture reached a temperature of 120°C/248°F. Add flour and active dry yeast to a stand mixer. Start mixing and slowly add milk mixture. Lastly, add egg.

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• kitchen towel

Knead until the dough feels stretchy, cover with kitchen towel and let rise approx. 90 min. in a warm place.

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• 50 g walnuts
• 42½ g Langnese Black Forest Honey
• ½ tsp ground cinnamon
• 12½ g butter (soft)
• flour (for dusting)

• cutting board
• knife
• 1 bowl (small)
• 1 rolling pin
• 1 rubber spatula

Chop walnuts. Combine two thirds of the honey, chopped walnuts, and ground cinnamon in a small bowl. Carefully knead dough, transfer onto a floured working surface, and roll out into a rectangle. Evenly spread soft butter over the dough, then distribute honey and nut mixture over the top.

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• butter (for greasing)

• 1 cast iron pot
• 1 kitchen towel

Tightly roll the pastry into a log along the longer edge. Cut the log in 8 equal-sized pieces. Transfer into a cast iron pot and allow to rise for approx. 45 min. more.

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• 20 g Langnese Black Forest Honey
• 31¼ g confectioner’s sugar
• ½ tbsp buttermilk

• oven
• 1 bowl (small)
• 1 whisk
• pastry brush

Preheat oven to 180°C/350°F. Transfer cast iron pot into the oven and bake sweet rolls for approx. 30 min. Meanwhile, add remaining honey, half of confectioner’s sugar, and half of buttermilk to a small bowl , then whisk together. When sweet rolls are ready to come out of the oven, brush them immediately with the honey-buttermilk mixture and allow to cool.

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• ¼ orange
• 31¼ g confectioner’s sugar
• ½ tbsp buttermilk

• 1 fine grater
• bowl (small)

Zest orange. Whisk together remaining confectioner’s sugar, remaining buttermilk, and orange zest. Drizzle over sweet rolls and enjoy!

Enjoy your meal!