Lussekatter cats

On Friday we celebrate Lucia here in Sweden and then we eat “Lussekatter”. They are saffron buns shaped like a S and are super yummy! I have no idea why they are called cats. My kids were asking about it and I tried to look it up, but it has something to do with the devil?! It sounded a bit complicated to explain to a 4 and a 5 year old so we made them looking like yellow cats with rasin eyes, nose and chocolate whiskers.

Here is a recipe on how to make them:

Lussekatter

30

Ingredients

• 50g Yeast
• 175g Butter
• 1g Saffron
• 2dl Sugar
• 5dl Milk
• 0,5 tsp Salt
• 900g Flour

Topping: Egg & rasins

Instructions

• Melt the butter & add saffron and milk
• In a bowl divide the yeast and add the buttermilk mix little by little
• Add sugar, salt and almost all of the flour and work the dough i a machine for 5 min
• Cover with a towel and let rest for 30-45min
• Shape into buns (cats?) on a baking tray with a baking sheet
• Cover with a towel and let rest for 30-45min
• Brush with egg and put rasins on top
• Bake for 10min  at 200°
• Let cool, enjoy!