Wheat Buns with Pre-ferment

Here's how:

• 1

  Pre-dough: Warm the milk until it is lukewarm. Dissolve the yeast in the milk and stir in the wheat flour.

• 2

  When the starter begins to rise, mix in the ingredients for the wheat dough and knead until smooth.

• 3

  Let it rise until it doubles in size.

• 4

  Mix together the butter and sugar for the filling. Roll out the wheat dough, spread the filling on top, and flavor with cinnamon, cardamom, or vanilla.

• 5

  Fold the dough in three steps: fold 1/3 toward the center, then do the same on the opposite side, and smooth it out.

• 6

  Cut the dough into 2-cm-thick strips and twist them around your fingers.

• 7

  Place the buns on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and let them rise for one hour.

• 8

  Preheat the oven to 200°C.

• 9

  Brush with egg and sprinkle with brown sugar. Bake for about 12 minutes.