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Maritozzo. Sweet Roman buns

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Maritozzi (Sweet Roman buns) are classics from the Roman bakeries. In Italy's capital, you can find sweet rolls in every bakery and bar. People like to eat them for breakfast or as a merenda, a snack, preferably with a filling of whipped cream or vanilla cream.

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maritozzi -Sweet Roman buns

Of fasting and betrothal

The popularity of the sweet Roman buns – even among the clergy – can be deduced from the Lenten time of the Romans: the buns were given special approval for Lent, they just had to be a little smaller. They were also important in courtship. Young men were supposed to give their beloved a maritozzo and if they truly loved the girl, they would hide jewelry in the filling. A ring indicated the intention to marry. And this is how maritozzis, derived from marito, the Italian word for husband, came to be called “man of honor”.

A bun for every occasion

Back to reality. Wives mostly baked the Roman sweet buns for their husbands. The energy boosters for a hard day's work contained raisins and often pine nuts. The variants with cream and cream filling are quite new creations. But in Italy, maritozzi sweet bread is not only known as sweet pastries: try to omit the sugar in the dough and serve maritozzi as sandwiches filling them with burrata and tomatoes, or fried aubergine as well as fish or meat, such as vitello tonnato.

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maritozzi -Sweet Roman buns

Maritozzi - Italian sweet cream buns recipe

Maritozzi are classics from the Roman bakeries. In Rome, you can find maritozzi sweet buns filled with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream in every bakery and bar.
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Prep Time 2 hours hrs 30 minutes mins
Cook Time 20 minutes mins
Resting time 6 hours hrs 30 minutes mins
Total Time 9 hours hrs 20 minutes mins
Course Bread, Dessert, sweet
Cuisine Italian, vegetarian
Servings 12
Calories 397 kcal

Ingredients
 

  • 100 g sourdough, liquid - licoli
  • 1 teaspoon honey
  • 260 ml milk
  • 500 g flour , W280-W350
  • 1 egg
  • 2 egg yolk
  • 100 g sugar
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 100 g butter , at room temperature
  • 1 lemon, untreated

Optional:

  • 100 g raisins

Also:

  • 90 g sugar
  • 50 g water
  • approx. 200 g whipped cream

Instructions
 

  • If you like raisins in the buns, you should first soak about 100g of raisins in water. Mix the refreshed licoli with the honey and milk in a food processor. Then slowly add the flour and stir it in. Next, let the dough rise for 30 minutes at room temperature.
  • Add all remaining dough ingredients in turn. Before adding the next ingredient ensure, that the previous ingredient is well mixed. Then knead the dough until it separates from the sides of the mixing bowl and wraps around the hook.
  • Clean the work surface. Grease hands well with butter. Now take the dough in the middle and fold it when you put it down so that the corners of the dough overlap like an envelope. If desired, now spread the dried raisins over the dough. Repeat this method of folding the dough a few more times. Always turn the dough clockwise at 90 degrees before refolding it. This way it will be nicely airy afterward.
  • Grease a bowl with butter and let the dough rise, until it has doubled size. This takes about 4-5 hours at an ambient temperature of 27° C (such as on the radiator or in the oven under lights). If the room temperature is 20° C, the dough should rest overnight in the fridge. Always cover the bowl with cling film.
  • Now divide the dough into 12 equal portions. First, roll out the parts into a rectangle, then roll them up like a roulade, pressing the connecting line well, and place the maritozzi on a baking tray lined with baking paper with this closure facing down. Cover the buns with plastic wrap and leave to rise again at room temperature for 60 minutes (in the oven with the light on for 30 minutes).
  • Preheat the oven to 190° C and bake the buns in the hot oven for 15-20 minutes until golden brown. Meanwhile, mix the water and sugar and boil until the sugar is completely dissolved. Brush the still-warm maritozzi with this syrup. Leave to cool. Slice the top of the maritozzi and fill with whipped cream. Use a knife to remove excess cream. The maritozzo needs to have a smooth surface.

Notes

How can you refresh liquid sourdough, and licoli? Mix about 30g of licoli with 30g each of flour and water. Leave to rise at room temperature for 3-4 hours. Alternatively, allow to rise for 1 ½ hours at room temperature and then overnight at 4° C in the fridge.

Nutrition

Calories: 397 kcalCarbohydrates: 63 gProtein: 8 gFat: 13 gSaturated Fat: 8 gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1 gMonounsaturated Fat: 4 gCholesterol: 79 mgSodium: 317 mgPotassium: 201 mgFiber: 2 gSugar: 19 gVitamin A: 423 IUVitamin C: 5 mgCalcium: 64 mgIron: 3 mg
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