Finnish Butter Eye Buns "voisilmäpulla" Recipe - Food.com (2024)

• 2 cups milk (5 dl)
• 50 g dry yeast
• ³⁄₄ - ⁷⁄₈ cup sugar (1 1/2 dl to 2 dl )
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons ground cardamom
• 1 egg
• 150 -200 g butter (3/4 - 7/8 a cup)
• 6 cups flour (14-15 dl)
• butter, centers
• butter
• sugar
• 1 egg

directions

• Combine 2 cups Flour, the cardamom, yeast and salt. Set aside.
• Combine milk, butter and sugar into a small pot.
• Heat on the burner until just hot and butter is almost melted, stirring to dissolve sugar.
• Add milk mixture and egg to flour mixture, beat on low for 1 minute and on high for 3 minutes (I have no electric mixer at the moment so I beat it with a spoon "really fast" for 3 minutes and it does the job just fine :).
• Add in additional flour until dough is workable and turn out to a floured surface.
• Kneed dough until it springs back when you touch it.
• Let rise for an hour or until doubled in size.
• Punch down and let rest for 5 minutes.
• Make into rolls about the size of a small fist -- or however big or small you want them. The official recipe says 20 pieces. I think I come out with about the same.
• Brush with beaten egg.
• Make a thumb print into each roll and add 1/2 tsp butter and 1/2 tsp sugar.
• Bake in the oven at 350 F for 10-15 minutes until golden brown.
• Serve with coffee or tea :).
• The preparation time does include the hour to rise.