I was busy baking our favourite treat yesterday and thought I would share the results. Num nums.
Pulla (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈpulːɑ]) is a mildly-sweet Finnish dessert bread flavored with crushed cardamom seeds and occasionally raisins or sliced almonds. Braid loaves (pitko) are formed from three or more braided strands of dough. The braids may also be formed into a ring. Other types of pulla include small round ones that resemble English scones but have a sugar and butter topping, and larger cinnamon roll buns called korvapuusti. The outside typically has a shiny brown glaze, formed by a coating of egg white, milk or a mixture of sugar and brewed coffee.
Pitko is typically served in thin slices with coffee or at special occasions. Regular small Pulla is served as a whole. Serving pulla with coffee is a very common practice in Finland.
There it is also commonly known as nisu, an old Finnish word still in use with the same meaning in some dialects, despite originally simply meaning "wheat."
Hi Sky,
ReplyDeleteYour sweet little Pulla buns look amazing! I can't wait to try them. LOVE the presentation!