Easy recipe for traditional Danish birthday buns. These birthday buns are of course typically served for breakfast for birthdays in Denmark together with hot cocoa.
Heat the milk to a lukewarm temperature and dissolve the yeast in it. Add sugar and salt and stir well until both ingredients are completely dissolved.
Melt the butter, let it cool off a bit and slowly add it to the milk while stirring.
Stepwise add the flour while stirring. When the consistency of the dough gets thick use your hands to knead. The amount of flour needed depends on the quality of the flour.
Cover the bowl with a kitchen towel and leave it for raising for about an hour someplace warm.
Divide the dough into 20 smaller pieces and roll them into buns. Place the buns on a baking tray lined with parchment/baking paper. Let the buns rise for another 30 minutes.
Brushed the buns with a beaten egg/egg wash. This will add a beautiful light-brown color to the buns.
Preheat the oven to 200 C (400 F). Bake the buns at the center position in the oven for about 10-12 minutes.
Notes
Serve the buns with some homemade strawberry and rhubarb jam. This recipe for homemade jam only has four ingredients, it is easy make and super delicious!