laskiaispulla / lent pastry

although shrove tuesday isn't until feb 16th i baked a batch of laskiaispulla yesterday. i used the same recipe for pulla as on nov 21st entry. i used half of the dough to make cinnamon buns and the other half for these laskiaispulla.

divided the dough into 8 pieces and shaped them into balls trying to make them as around as possible. let them rise approx 30 mins before giving them an eggwash, placing some sliced almonds on top and baking them in 200C oven for approx 10 mins.







laskiaispullas are traditionally quite big. that is on purpose as shrove tuesday would have been the last day to eat any rich foods before fasting as part of lent







you thought that it's just a huge bun? no, first you cut the top part of...







... then you take out almond paste...







... place a slice on bun...







... or if almond paste isn't your thing (like it's not mine) you put some jam on the bun...







...and some whipped cream as well...







... place the top back on and there you have it, laskiaispulla ready to be enjoyed. however, have napkins ready as it can get a bit messy...







well, not as messy as the kitchen was yesterday. i have no idea how it got this bad, i always, always clean as i go, but not yesterday. washing dishes isn't one of my favourite things, therefore i usually wash any pot and pan that i'm done with in order not to have a pile like this