Materiaal
Ingredients
Instructions
Preparing dough by hand
- Heat 225 ml milk lukewarm and dissolve 42 g yeast in it. Let stand for a few minutes.
- Mix 500 g flour and 8 g salt and 80 g sugar in a large bowl.
- Add the yeast mixture, 1 egg, 60 g butter and a pinch of cinnamon to the flour. Knead the dough with your hands until smooth and elastic, this takes about 10 minutes.
Preparing dough with the food processor
- Heat 225 ml milk to lukewarm and dissolve 42 g yeast in it. Let stand for a few minutes.
- Put 500 g flour and 8 g salt and 80 g sugar into the bowl of the food processor.
- Add the yeast mixture, 1 egg, a pinch of cinnamon and 60 g butter. Set the food processor on medium-high speed and knead the dough for 5-7 minutes until smooth and elastic.
Preparing dough with the Monsieur Cuisine or similar appliance
- Heat 225 ml milk to 37°C in the Monsieur Cuisine and add 42 g yeast. Mix for 2 minutes on speed 1.
- Add 500 g flour , 8 g salt, 1 egg , 80 g sugar and 60 g butter and a pinch of cinnamon add. Set the machine to knead mode for 3x 1 minute.
- Check the dough, lay out on a floured work surface if necessary, and finish.
Rise
- Cover the bowl with a towel and let the dough rise for at least 30 minutes until it has doubled in volume.
- Prepare a baking sheet covered with baking paper.
- Roll out the dough to about 1 to 1.5 cm (finger thickness) and punch out using the die cutter. Place on the baking sheet and let rise for another 30 minutes.
Bake
- Preheat the oven to 180°C.
- Dore the dough.
- Bake for 15-20 minutes.
- Let cool on a wire rack.
Serving tip
Serve the Saint Nicholas buns lightly warmed with a layer of butter and a slice of cheese. Perfect to combine with a cup of hot chocolate for the ultimate Sinterklaas experience!Tips
- Make sure that you have similar sized cake pans. This is because the baking time may differ depending on the size of the cutout.
- Klaaskoek or Saint Martin cake – in some regions Saint Martin is celebrated on Nov. 11 – Saint Nicholas is celebrated on Dec. 6.
- Meanwhile, the same recipe is actually used for Christmas cake, Valentine’s cake and Easter cake, only the cut-out shape is different, of course.
