Dallaspulla - Awesome Finnish Pastry

Name: Dallaspulla - Awesome Finnish Pastry
Prep time: 1 h 30 min
Cook time: 13 min
Total time: 1 h 43 min
Yield: 12 pulla, 12 serving(s)
Ingredients: 236.59 ml whole milk; 88.72 ml softened butter; 7.08 g dry yeast (1 packet); 1 egg; 118.29 ml superfine sugar; 2.46 ml salt; 1182.95 ml wheat flour; 59.14 ml butter; 1 large egg; 29.58 ml sugar; 118.29 ml Quark (a.k.a. maitorahkaa); 59.14 ml vanilla cream flour; 226.79 g cream cheese (1 package); 59.14 ml granulated sugar; 1 large egg; 4.92 ml orange zest or 4.92 ml lemon zest; 4.92 ml vanilla extract or 4.92 ml vanilla sugar; 29.58 ml unbleached all-purpose flour; 118.29 ml confectioners' sugar; 14.78 ml fresh orange juice or 14.78 ml lemon juice; 0.25 ml water, to desired consistency

Submitted by mdmdt

"I discovered these pastries as an exchange student in Finland and they are my absolute favorite in the whole wide world (my boyfriend's too). I have been searching high and low for a recipe and finally I found this one on Axis of Aevil so I thought I'd share. Can't wait to try it!! There's the traditional Finnish filling as well as an American alternative since quark is pretty hard to find in the States. NOTE: The vanilla cream flour can be replaced by mixing together 1 teaspoon vanilla sugar and 1/4 cup potato or wheat flour"

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Ready In:: 1hr 43mins
Ingredients:: 21
Yields:: 12 pulla
Serves:: 12

ingredients

Dough
236.59 ml whole milk
88.72 ml softened butter
7.08 g dry yeast (1 packet)
1 egg
118.29 ml superfine sugar
2.46 ml salt
1182.95 ml wheat flour
Finnish Filling
59.14 ml butter
1 large egg
29.58 ml sugar
118.29 ml Quark (a.k.a. maitorahkaa)
59.14 ml vanilla cream flour
Alternative American Filling
226.79 g cream cheese (1 package)
59.14 ml granulated sugar
1 large egg
4.92 ml orange zest or 4.92 ml lemon zest
4.92 ml vanilla extract or 4.92 ml vanilla sugar
29.58 ml unbleached all-purpose flour
Icing
118.29 ml confectioners' sugar
14.78 ml fresh orange juice or 14.78 ml lemon juice
0.25 ml water, to desired consistency

directions

Prepare filling by mixing ingredients into a smooth paste. Refrigerate until needed.
In a saucepan over low heat, warm the milk and butter to about 40C/104°F.
In a bowl, crumble the yeast into the warm milk and butter mixture. Add sugar, salt and egg. Mix together well until the yeast is dissolved.
Add flour gradually until the dough forms a ball. Add more flour only if it's still sticky and add only a little at a time.
Knead dough for about 5 minutes until smooth and elastic.
Place a towel over the bowl and let the dough double in a warm, draft-free place for about 30 minutes to 1 hour [warming the oven to ~40C/100F works very well as a proofing box].
Turn dough out onto lightly floured work surface. Gently shape dough into rough rectangle with long side nearest you. Lightly flour dough and roll into a 16-inch x 12-inch (40cm x 30cm) rectangle.
Spread filling on the dough leaving a 1cm/.5in border on the far edge.
Beginning with long edge nearest you, roll dough into taut cylinder.
Firmly pinch seam to seal and roll cylinder seam-side down.
Very gently stretch and roll to cylinder of even diameter and 18-inch/45cm length; push ends in to create even thickness.
Using a sharp serrated knife and gentle sawing motion, slice cylinder in half, then slice each half in half again to create evenly sized quarters. Slice 3,8cm/1.5in pieces from the rolls and place into a rectangular pan using a spatula.
Cover with a towel and allow to rise for about 30 minutes while the oven warms to baking temperature.
Make icing.
Bake in a pre-heated oven at 200-225C/390-435F for about 13-15 minutes.
Cut pulla apart and drizzle icing over the tops.
Try not to eat them all in one sitting. :).

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Reviews

I.. love... dallaspulla! They are 1 and a half euros in the shop. This recipe saves me a lot of money and I can even afford to bring to friends house to share. Mine came out a big more, fluffy then we are use to but I did switch the ingredients around to fit my breadmaking style. I also think maybe we have never had this yummy pulla so fresh before. Kiitos Kiitos!

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