Authentic Franzbrötchen Recipe Hamburg, Germany

Name: Franzbrötchen
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 12 servings
Cuisine: German
Ingredients: 1 lb (450g) all-purpose flour; 1.8 oz (50g) butter; 6.8 oz (200 ml) oat milk; 1 packet active dry yeast; 1 tbsp cane sugar; pinch of salt; 2 tsp cinnamon; 3.5 oz (100g) cane sugar; 3.5 oz (100g) butter; 2 tsp cinnamon; 3.5 oz (100g) cane sugar; 3.5 oz (100g) butter

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Main ingredients

Franzbrötchen

PREP 30min

COOK 20min

RESTING 1h

READY IN 1h 50min

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This recipe is published with the permission of The German National Tourist Board.

Ingredients

12 Servings

1 lb (450g) all-purpose flour

1.8 oz (50g) butter

6.8 oz (200 ml) oat milk

1 packet active dry yeast

1 tbsp cane sugar

pinch of salt

2 tsp cinnamon

3.5 oz (100g) cane sugar

3.5 oz (100g) butter

2 tsp cinnamon

3.5 oz (100g) cane sugar

3.5 oz (100g) butter

Preparation

Step 1/9

Place the active dry yeast, flour, and sugar in a large bowl. Melt butter in milk in a saucepan. Add milk to the flour mixture and work it to a smooth dough.

Step 2/9

Cover the dough with a towel and keep it in a warm place for 1 hour.

Step 3/9

Mix butter, sugar, and cinnamon to a smooth paste.

Step 4/9

Preheat oven to 400°F/200°C.

Step 5/9

Spread flour on a surface and roll the dough into a large rectangle.

Step 6/9

Spread the surface with a butter-cinnamon mixture.

Step 7/9

Roll the dough from the long side and cut the roll into 12 pieces.

Step 8/9

Use a wooden spoon handle to press down in the center of each piece. Brush with an egg wash or butter and sprinkle with cinnamon sugar mix.

Step 9/9

Bake in the oven for 20 minutes.

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