Swedish Plain Buns - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 (1/4 ounce) packages dry yeast
1 cup light cream
1 cup margarine (or butter)
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup ground almonds
1 teaspoon ground cardamom
3 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
2 large eggs

Preparation

In a large mixing bowl, blend yeast & 1/2 cup of the cream.
In a small over low heat, melt the margarine, then add remaining 1/2 cup of cream & heat mixture just until LUKEWARM.
Add the warm mixture to the yeast mixture, then stir in sugar, ground almonds, cardamom, half of the flour & just 1 egg.
Add remaining flour gradually, stirring constantly.
After flour is incorporated, knead dough until smooth.
Sprinkle a little flour on top, then cover with a cloth & allow dough to rise until double in size.
Grease one or two large baking sheets.
Turn dough onto a lightly-fooured surface, then knead until smooth again.
Divide dough into 10 equal pieces and shape into round, smooth buns without cracks.
Place buns on the prepared baking sheet, & let rise until doubled.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
Beat the 2nd egg then carefully brush each bun with beaten egg & bake for 10 minutes, until golden brown.