Coffee Almond Rolls

Ingredients list for Coffee Almond Rolls

• 2 tablespoons Instant coffee powder
• ¼ cup Almonds slivers
• + for grea Butter 2-3 tablespoons
• 2½ cups + for dusting Refined flour (maida)
• 2½ teaspoons Fresh yeast
• 4 tablespo a pinch Castor sugar (caster sugar)
• 1¼ cups + Milk
• a pinch Salt
• for dusting Icing sugar

Method

1. Grease a baking tin with some butter and dust with some flour.
2. Take yeast in a bowl. Add a pinch castor sugar.
3. Heat milk in a non-stick pan.
4. Add 2-3 tablespoons warm milk to yeast and mix well. Set aside for 2 minutes to activate.
5. Sift flour into another bowl. Add salt and 1tablespoon castor sugar and mix well. Add activated yeast and mix again. Add remaining warm milk and knead into a soft dough. Add 2 tablespoons butter and knead again.
6. Dust the worktop with some flour. Place the dough on it roll out into a ½ inch thick rectangular sheet. Sprinkle coffee powder, remaining castor sugar and almond slivers on the sheet and roll tightly.
7. Discard the edges and cut the roll into 1 inch rolls. Place each roll on the lined baking tin, cover with muslin cloth and set aside to prove for 15-20 minutes.
8. Preheat oven to 180ºC.
9. Brush the rolls with some milk, place the baking tin on a baking tray, place the tray in the preheated oven and bake for 15-20 minutes. Remove from oven, brush the rolls with some butter and set aside to cool.
10. Demould, dust some icing sugar and serve.