Pistachio knots

Ingredients

• 550 g plain white flour
• 100 g brown sugar
• 1 tsp salt
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 2 tsp vanilla sugar
• 160 g vegan butter
• 3 dl unsweetened soy milk
• 1 x dry yeast
• 60 g pistachios
• 60 g powdered sugar
• 1 tbsp lemon juice

Method

1. Mix the dry ingredients, minus the powdered sugar, in a large bowl.
2. Heat the milk and butter in a small saucepan until room temperature. Then add it to the bowl with the dry ingredients, and knead well until you get a smooth dough. Let it rise under a kitchen towel for approx. 1 hour.
3. Start with the pistachio cream. Grind the nuts in a food processor until fine. Then add butter, icing sugar and lemon juice and process until you get a tough mass.
4. Preheat the oven to 225º C top and bottom heat.
5. Roll out the dough into a large square of approx. 40 x 40 cm.
6. Spread the cream over one half, and then fold the other half over.
7. CUT the dough into 15 equal-sized pieces. Then twist the pieces before making a knot. you can check the post on Instagram to see a how-to video.
8. Leave in the oven on the middle level and bake for approx. 10-15 minutes until the buns have a golden brown surface. Let cool down.
9. Finely chop the pistachios and sprinkle over the buns before finishing with a sprinkling of icing sugar.