• BUNS
• Sieve flour, milk powder, cinnamon powder, and spekoek spice into a mixing bowl.
• Put in sugar, palm sugar, and yeast
• Pour in liquid mixture (2 egg yolks, 40 gr whipping cream, and milk, the total should be 220 gr).
• Start the mixer, turn on the timer for 20 minutes.
• When the dry ingredients are mixed, put in the butter and salt.
• Continue mixing until the timer beeps.
• The dough should be not sticky at the end of mixing.
• Knead with hands on the table for a while.
• Put in cranberry and almond slices into the dough. Knead evenly.
• Let the dough ferment for 1 hour. Cover with a cloth or cling wrap to prevent dryness.

While waiting for the buns to ferment, let’s make the custard fillings:

• Heat milk and butter together with low temperature until the butter melts. Set aside and let it cool.
• Whisk the egg yolks together with sugar until sugar dissolves.
• Sieve flour and cornstarch into the egg yolk mixture.
• Pour in milk in parts and whisk well. Strain if needed.
• Pour the mixture back into the pan. Heat with low temperature. Do not leave it unattended.
• The mixture will thickens. Turn off the stove when it becomes curd.
• Cover with cling wrap or plastic and chill it in the fridge.

And prepare the topping:

• Melt the butter.
• Whisk an egg. Take half of it.
• Mix together with melted butter, flour, and sugar. Mix well.
• Put into a piping bag. Set aside.
• Now that the dough has already doubled in size, let’s shape it for the next fermentation.
• Punch the air out of the dough.
• Knead for a while.
• Divide into 16 by weighing it evenly. Round it. Leave it for 10 minutes.
• Roll it flat, fill with the custard fillings. Seal tightly. Set in a 20x20 cm pan.
• Let the dough ferment for one more time until it doubles its size.
• Mix the other half of the egg with 1 tablespoon milk. Brush the top of the dough.
• Pipe the topping with a cross sign.
• Bake in a preheated oven 180°C for 30 minutes.
• Once it is out of the oven, brush with evaporated milk while still hot. This will make the bread shiny.
• Let it cool completely. Enjoy!