A festive and impressive appearance of bread, it’s easy to make and soo cute!

Ingredients:

For the dough:

• 1kg sifted flour
• 2 tbsp dry yeast
• 2 tbsp sugar
• 1/2 cup oil
• 1 tsp salt
• 2.5 – 3 cups lukewarm water or milk

For the brushing:

• 1 egg
• 1 tbsp of milk

For decoration:

• Leek
• Granulated sugar
• 1 tbsp honey
• 1 tbsp melted butter (or a bit of warm water)

Instructions:

1. Sift the flour, add dry yeast and sugar, and mix together
2. Mix the eggs and oil, then add to the flour
3. Gradually add water/milk, mix and knead well until you get a smooth dough
   • If necessary, add more water – the dough will be a bit sticky, but that’s ok)
4. Knead the dough for another 10 minutes until it becomes smooth, elastic, and soft
5. Form the dough into a ball, sprinkle some oil on it and transfer into a bowl
6. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap, and let it rise at room temperature until doubled in volume
7. Remove air from dough, and divide into fist-sized balls
8. Place on baking tray, cover, and allow to rise until doubled in size
9. While the dough rises, prepare the leek crowns:
   • Cut leek into inch-tall segments, and remove the outer layers
   • Cut triangles off the top of the segments to make a crown-like appearance
10. Heat the oven to 350F in turbo mode
11. Beat and egg yolk with a spoonful of milk and brush buns gently
12. Gently place a leek crown on every bun and sprinkle with granulated sugar
13. Bake for about 25-30 minutes until nicely browned
14. While this is happening, mix the honey and melted butter
15. After removing the buns from the oven, brush with honey butter mixture and let them cool completely