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1st of August Bun

1/2 kilo white flour

salt

25 grams of yeast (can be bought in cubes at the super)

60 grams of butter

2,5 deciliter of milk

1 egg

4 small paper Swiss flags for decoration :)

Pour flour and a pinch of salt into a bowl and mix with your hand. Form a well in the flour.

Warm milk in small pan (do not boil!) and add butter and yeast to it.

Pour milk into the flour and mix with your hand until the dough is smooth (it's gonna be less messy if you only use one).

Put dough on a clean surface and knead well (i.e. until it is soft and elastic and doesn't stick to your hands anymore). You might have to add a bit of flour if it's too moist.

Put dough into a bowl and cover with a towel. Leave it at a warm place until it has risen to double its size.

Heat the oven to 200 C

Form 4 small buns and cut the top slightly with two straight lines forming a cross (imagine cutting a circle into 4 even parts with two cuts). This is gonna give the buns their typical 1st of August Bun shape.

Put in the oven and bake for 15-20 minutes. If the buns sound hollow when you tap their bottom they are ready.

Add the Swiss flags and serve!

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Unknown July 29, 2012 at 6:55 PM Nice, thank you for sharing! :) I also heard it was quite traditionnal to go for a brunch in a farm (have a look at www.brunch.ch in case you're interested). I will try on Wednesday and will make a report on my blog. :) Have a good national day and thank you for this very nice blog, really like it! :) Laurène Http://www.carnetdescapades.com Reply Delete Replies Reply

Nice, thank you for sharing! :) I also heard it was quite traditionnal to go for a brunch in a farm (have a look at www.brunch.ch in case you're interested). I will try on Wednesday and will make a report on my blog. :) Have a good national day and thank you for this very nice blog, really like it! :) Laurène Http://www.carnetdescapades.com

Martin August 2, 2012 at 5:41 PM Actually, there were only three, since there were also only three men swearing the oath. Namely, Walter Fürst from Uri, Werner Stauffacher from Schwyz and Arnold von Melchtal from Unterwalden, at least as far as the myth goes. Those days, the term canton was not even yet in use, these were just three different sites. But fact is: Ob- and Nidwalden are the two halfs of the canton Unterwalden! Reply Delete Replies Reply

Actually, there were only three, since there were also only three men swearing the oath. Namely, Walter Fürst from Uri, Werner Stauffacher from Schwyz and Arnold von Melchtal from Unterwalden, at least as far as the myth goes. Those days, the term canton was not even yet in use, these were just three different sites. But fact is: Ob- and Nidwalden are the two halfs of the canton Unterwalden!

Unknown July 31, 2013 at 11:53 PM Merci viel mal! Reply Delete Replies Reply

Merci viel mal!

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