Rosenbröd, Swedish cross-scored rolls

Rosenbröd, Swedish cross-scored rolls

Baking

Swedish milk bread: a yeasted dough made with margarine, cut in a cross shape with scissors to open like a rose, then baked and sprinkled with poppy seeds…

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Rosenbröd are enjoyed for breakfast or as a snack, and they stay fresh for about a week. The cross-shaped cut allows them to puff up and resemble a rose during baking.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time30 min
  • Cook time10 min
  • Resting1 hr
  • Total1 hr 40 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfour
  • Estimated cost$9.51 $0.30 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

32 people
  • $0.50
  • $0.20
  • $0.17
  • $0.04
  • $2.00
  • $0.01
  • $0.40
  • $6.19

Prices from US supermarkets for 4 of 8 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Melt the margarine in a saucepan, then add the milk and heat to 37 °C.
  2. Sprinkle the yeast into a mixing bowl, pour in the liquid, and mix well. ≈ 4 min
  3. Add the sugar, salt, and most of the flour, and work with a spoon until the dough comes away from the sides of the bowl. ≈ 3 min
  4. Turn it out onto a clean work surface, add the remaining flour, and knead until it is smooth and no longer sticky. ≈ 10 min
  5. Place it back in the mixing bowl, cover with a cloth, and let it rise for 30 minutes.
  6. Divide the dough into 4 parts, roll each part into a sausage shape, then cut each sausage into 8 pieces and form into balls. Place them on a greased baking sheet. ≈ 10 min
  7. Cut a cross on the top of each ball with scissors and let it dry for 30 minutes under a cloth.
  8. Preheat the oven to 225-250 °C. Brush with beaten egg and sprinkle with poppy seeds or sesame seeds.
  9. Bake in the middle of the oven for 8 to 10 minutes.

The bill

Rosenbröd, Swedish cross-scored rolls

  • 5 dl of milk$0.50
  • 25 g of fresh yeast$0.20
  • 50 g of margarine$0.17
  • 1 teaspoon of salt$0.04
  • 12 to 13 dl of wheat flour (approximately 800 g)$2.00
  • 1 tablespoon of sugar or syrup$0.01
  • 1 egg, beaten, for browning$0.40
  • Poppy or sesame seeds$6.19

Total$9.51

that's $0.30 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 5 dl of milk
  • 25 g of fresh yeast
  • 50 g of margarine
  • 1 teaspoon of salt
  • 12 to 13 dl of wheat flour (approximately 800 g)
  • 1 tablespoon of sugar or syrup
  • 1 egg, beaten, for browning
  • Poppy or sesame seeds

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