Melt the butter in lukewarm milk, dissolve the yeast in it. Knead the flour, sugar, egg, yolk and salt with the milk mixture to form a smooth, supple dough.
Put the dough in a bowl, cover with a kitchen towel and let rise in a warm place for 20 minutes. Then knead well again with the dried cranberries.
Cut the dough into 6 parts and form 15 cm long rolls from these. Braid three rolls at a time, creating two braids. Cover the braids and let rise in a warm place for another 20 minutes.
Bake the braids in a preheated oven at 180 ° C for about 30 minutes until golden yellow. Then spread a little apricot jam while still warm and decorate with almond sticks and granulated sugar.
Airy, soft, and ruddy buns are not as difficult to prepare as it might seem. A little imagination when molding – and from ordinary yeast dough you will make beautiful and very appetizing pastries. The rolls are unsweetened and can be served instead of bre...