Marzipan Pulla
by A. Pitkonen
(Helsinki)
Sweet Finnish Food "Marzipan Pulla"
Start by making Finnish pulla (sweet bread) dough. It's like Canadian cinnamon roll dough, but you add sugar and cardemum to the dough. Make the dough flat with the rolling pin. Spread a mixture of kermaviili (sour cream), two egg yolks, one tablespoon of sugar and a dash of vanilla sugar on the rolled out dough. Sprinkle with raisins. Wrap the dough around a long piece of marzipan. Cut the roll in pieces and bake in the oven.
If you want the pulla to be extra soft and well risen, add half a teaspoon of xantan to the dough! That's what the bakeries do in Finland.
Smells like a mix of marzipan, cardemum and flour when it's fresh out-of-the-oven. The whole house get's filled with that scent!
Texture: Soft yet firm. The top of this pulla is slightly browned, the middle has marzipan in it, so when you bite through the pullaa you bite through a huge soft thick piece of marzipan. Really nice with your morning of evening Coffee.
Where to Find/Buy? At home. Get together with a friend and make these at home! Anyone know where to buy these in Finland?
