For the yeast dough, place flour, egg, 75 g sugar, 1/4 teaspoon salt and 25 g fat in flakes in a mixing bowl. Warm 125 ml milk lukewarm, remove from the heat, crumble the yeast into it and dissolve while stirring. Pour onto the flour mixture and knead into a smooth dough with the dough hooks of the hand mixer. Cover and leave to rise in a warm place for about 50 minutes. Cut the vanilla pod lengthwise and scrape out the pulp. Bring 450 ml milk, vanilla pulp, 30 g sugar and 1 pinch of salt to the boil, turn off the stove.
Whisk 5 tbsp. milk, starch and egg yolk, stir into the milk and simmer for about 1 minute in the after-heat. Pour into a sauce boat and let cool off. Form yeast dough into a roll with floured hands, cut into 6 slices. Press each slice flat on the floured palm to form a circle (approx. 10 cm Ø). Place 1 heaped teaspoon of plum puree in the middle of each circle, pressing the edges upwards to form a ball. Place the squeezed side down in a greased ovenproof dish (approx. 20 x 20 cm; 1 1/2 litre capacity). Leave to rise again for approx. 30 minutes. In the meantime melt 50 g of fat for the glaze. Add 125 ml milk and 25 g sugar. Pour over the passed baked pastries.
Place 1 heaped teaspoon of plum puree in the middle of each circle, pressing the edges upwards to form a ball. Place the squeezed side down in a greased ovenproof dish (approx. 20 x 20 cm; 1 1/2 litre capacity). Leave to rise again for approx. 30 minutes. In the meantime melt 50 g of fat for the glaze. Add 125 ml milk and 25 g sugar. Pour over the passed baked pastries. Bake in the preheated oven (electric cooker: 200 °C/ convection oven: 175 °C/ gas: level 3) for 25-30 minutes. Cover if necessary after half the baking time. Chop the almonds. Remove the cakes from the oven, dust with icing sugar and sprinkle with almonds. Add vanilla sauce
Bake in the preheated oven (electric cooker: 200 °C/ convection oven: 175 °C/ gas: level 3) for 25-30 minutes. Cover if necessary after half the baking time. Chop the almonds. Remove the cakes from the oven, dust with icing sugar and sprinkle with almonds. Add vanilla sauce
Waiting time 1 hour