Finnish Butter Eye Buns "Voisilmäpulla" - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 cups milk (5 dl)
50 g dry yeast
3/4 - 7/8 cup sugar (1 1/2 dl to 2 dl )
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons ground cardamom
1 egg
150 -200 g butter (3/4 - 7/8 a cup)
6 cups flour (14-15 dl)
butter, centers
butter
sugar
1 egg

Preparation

Combine 2 cups Flour, the cardamom, yeast and salt. Set aside.
Combine milk, butter and sugar into a small pot.
Heat on the burner until just hot and butter is almost melted, stirring to dissolve sugar.
Add milk mixture and egg to flour mixture, beat on low for 1 minute and on high for 3 minutes (I have no electric mixer at the moment so I beat it with a spoon \"really fast\" for 3 minutes and it does the job just fine :).
Add in additional flour until dough is workable and turn out to a floured surface.
Kneed dough until it springs back when you touch it.
Let rise for an hour or until doubled in size.
Punch down and let rest for 5 minutes.
Make into rolls about the size of a small fist -- or however big or small you want them. The official recipe says 20 pieces. I think I come out with about the same.
Brush with beaten egg.
Make a thumb print into each roll and add 1/2 tsp butter and 1/2 tsp sugar.
Bake in the oven at 350 F for 10-15 minutes until golden brown.
Serve with coffee or tea :).
The preparation time does include the hour to rise.