Saffron Buns - (lussekatter)

Total Time: 1 hr 37 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 30 mins Cook Time: 7 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 4 teaspoons yeast
• 2 cups milk
• 3/4 cup butter or 3/4 cup margarine
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 large egg
• 4 -5 cups flour
• 1 -2 g saffron
• 1/4 cup raisins (use for decorations)

Recipe

• 1 these ingredients are the same as for cinnamon rolls, follow the same directions.
• 2 add the saffron to the liquid and mix.
• 3 add the egg as the dough is kneaded.
• 4 take a piece of dough; roll it out into a long string, thick as your finger and about 4-5 in (10-12 cm) long.
• 5 roll up both ends in opposite circles until they meet about midway.
• 6 place a raisin into the center of each circle.
• 7 let the "lussekatt"'s rise about 30-40 min in a nondrafty area.
• 8 my grandmother always put a warm towel over the dough to help it to rise faster.
• 9 baste with whipped egg.
• 10 bake in 420-440 °f (200-225 °c), or until golden brown.
• 11 not sure how many this will serve, grandmothers recipes never had that information written down.