Light sweet yeast pastry

Ingredients for 1 servings:

• 500 g flour
• 30 g yeast, fresh
• 1 cup water
• 50 g butter or margarine
• 100 g sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp, leveled salt
• 1 egg yolk
• possibly sugar or almonds for sprinkling
• possibly raisins

Instructions

Working time approx. 30 minutes; Rest time approx. 1 hour; Total time approx. 1 hour 30 minutes

for rolls, brioches, croissants or filled yeast pastries

Sift the flour into a bowl. Mix the yeast with a little water. Melt the butter in a pan. Remove the pan from the heat, add cold water, and stir in the eggs, sugar, and salt. Add the mixed yeast and mix well. Stir this liquid into the flour. Knead and beat the dough until it is nice and smooth (mix in a food processor for about 4-6 minutes). Cover and let rise in the bowl until doubled in size (takes about 1 hour). Now process the dough as desired – e.g., knead in washed raisins (150 g) and shape into round balls (about 60 g each). Place on a baking sheet and let rise briefly again (about 15 minutes). Brush with egg yolk and sprinkle with sugar or almonds. Bake at approximately 190°C – 200°C for approximately 30 – 40 minutes (preheat for older ovens; preheating is not necessary for newer models). This yields approximately 16 pieces of 60 g each or 12 pieces of 80 g each.