"Picasso Hands" Buns: Twisted Sweet Yeasted Rolls

"Picasso hands" buns are made from an enriched yeasted dough rolled out very thin and twisted into two "slingshots" that are joined together into one bun. From 350 g of flour you get 6 buns; they bake for 25-30 minutes at 170-180 °C. Enjoy your meal!

"Picasso Hands" Buns

Enriched yeasted buns with an eye-catching French shape made from two twisted strips of dough.

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Prep Time 45 minutes mins

Cook Time 30 minutes mins

Rising time 2 hours hrs 30 minutes mins

Total Time 3 hours hrs 45 minutes mins

Servings: 3 buns

Course: Buns and rolls

Cuisine: Home cooking

Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients

  

For the dough

• 350 g flour
• 5 g dry yeast
• 60 g sugar
• 50 g butter
• 150 ml warm milk
• 1 egg
• salt pinch
• vanilla pinch

Method

 

1. In a bowl, add 1 tbsp of the sugar (from the total amount), the yeast and warm milk, stir and let sit for 10 minutes to activate the yeast.
2. Sift 300 g of the flour with the salt, add the egg beaten with the remaining sugar and mix together.
3. Add the warm melted butter and knead the dough, gradually working in the rest of the flour.
4. Shape the dough into a ball and let it rise for 1.5 hours.
5. Divide the dough into 6 pieces of 100 g each, roll into balls and keep covered with plastic wrap.
6. Roll each ball out very thin into a long rectangle on a surface brushed with vegetable oil. Fold the top down to the middle and a little from the bottom, tuck in the corners and twist into a slingshot shape.
7. Join two slingshots together: place one down and cover it with the second. Shape all the buns this way.
8. Let the buns proof in a warm place for 45-60 minutes.
9. Brush with beaten egg and bake for 25-30 minutes in an oven preheated to 170-180 °C.
   
10. Let the finished buns cool completely and dust with powdered sugar.
    

Notes

Each bun uses 2 balls of dough.

Tips

• Roll out the dough on a surface brushed with vegetable oil, and oil your hands and the rolling pin too - that way you'll get a very thin sheet.
• Keep the shaped pieces covered with plastic wrap so they don't dry out.
• You can add any filling to the strips of dough: cinnamon sugar or jam both work.
• Be sure to brush the buns with beaten egg before baking.