Sweet Almond Buns

I fond always for sweet buns, its has been a long i prepared sweet buns at home, while i was planning to make out some sweet buns at home this time, i wanted to make them with some nuts while going through my pantry i got a bag of almond powder and almond flakes which was sitting since a month, immediatley i gathered all the ingredients to make out these sweet buns with almond powder and almond flakes..This bun is really very simple to prepare, delicious to enjoy..Just dip this sweet buns in a cup of tea and enjoy it either for breakfast or for dinner, they will tastes absolutely divine, also u can serve them with nutella spread or with fruits jams and butter..This buns stays prefect for three to four days in room temperature and for month if they are freezed in ziplock bags,once they get defrost, just heat in preheated oven or in microwave oven and enjoy as u desire...

Ingredients:

• 4cups Bread flour /All purpose flour
• 1cup Almond powder
• 1/4tsp Almond extract
• 2tbsp Active dry yeast
• 1cup Confectioners sugar +2tbsp Sugar
• 1/2tsp Salt
• 1no Egg (beatened)
• 1/2cup Butter (softened)
• 1cup Luke warm milk
• Almond flakes
• Egg yolk+Water (to glaze)
• Water as per need

Method:
Add the active dry yeast, sugar and salt to the luke warm milk and let this mixture sit for 5 minutes,until the yeast turns foamy..Now add the softened butter, confectioner's sugar,beatened egg,bread flour,almond powder,almond extract and the foamy yeast mixture ,water (if needed) and knead as a soft and smooth dough, arrange this dough in a greased bowl and keep this bowl in a warm place for an hour with lid closed until the dough doubled their volume..

After an hour, make 10-12 medium sized balls, knead well until the dough turn soft, shape them as buns..Arrange them over a baking sheet lined over a baking tray..let them sit again for an hour or until they doubled their volume...Preheat the oven to 350F..meanwhile brush the buns with egg yolk mixed with water, springle the almond flakes and bake them in middle rack of the oven for 25-30minutes until the crust turns golden brown..

Enjoy warm!!