Mardi Gras Ball / clown buns

Ingredients for Mardi Gras Ball / clown buns

Instructions for Mardi Gras Ball / clown buns

To prepare the Mardi Gras Ball / clown buns recipe, please follow these instructions:

Dough:
Milk, yeast and sugar dissolve. Butter. Eggs, cardamom and wheat flour are mixed in. Kneaded for 5 minutes. Put in a refrigerator 20 min.

Then roll the dough into a square with a thickness of 0.4 cm. The dough is cut into squares 10x10 cm. At the center of each square place 15-20 g of marcipan pulp. The ends are closed towards the center and the bowls are put on the baking plate with the assembly downwards. The balls are raised for 1-1 1/2 hours in a tight spot.

After swelling they are brushed with eggs. Bake 8-10 min at 220 gr. After baking, the balls should be cooled or frozen.

Decorate the buns that are not to be frozen with chocolate icing.

glaze:
Flour, cocoa and hot water are stirred together

Marcipan pulp: sugar, butter and marcipan are stirred together

tips:
For children it is good to decorate the balls with smarties chocolate lenses. Then it's real clown buns. For adults, they can be omitted