Melt 50 g butter. Warm the milk lukewarm. Dissolve yeast in it. Put 75 g sugar, egg, flour, salt and lemon zest in a bowl. Add yeast milk and liquid butter and work into a smooth dough with the dough hooks.
Form into a ball with floured hands and place in a bowl sprinkled with flour. Dust the yeast ball lightly with flour, cover and leave to rise in a warm place for about 20 minutes. In the meantime, cut the remaining butter into small cubes and chill.
Drain apricot halves well and cut in half. Roll out the dough on a greased baking tray. Press the apricots in a little. Let them rise again for about 15 minutes. With a wooden spoon handle between the apricots, make small depressions in the dough d
Put butter cubes in. Sprinkle with flaked almonds and remaining sugar. Bake in the preheated oven (electric oven: 200 °C/ gas: level 3) for about 20 minutes. Results in about 24 pieces.