RECIPE FOR GLUTEN-FREE SHROVE BUNS
The Swedish word for Shrove buns, “semla”, comes from the Latin “simila”, which means wheat flour. But thankfully our recipe is gluten-free. Fria’s ready-made gluten-free plain buns make it quick and easy to make your own gluten-free Shrove buns.

Makes 4 gluten-free Shrove buns
25 minutes
Ingredients
- 4 Fria plain buns
- around 50 g almond paste
- milk
- 200 ml whipped cream
- icing sugar to dust with
HOW TO MAKE IT
Remove the gluten-free rolls from their packaging and thaw at room temperature for about 20 minutes.
Stir the almond paste with a little milk until it becomes more workable.
Carefully cut off the tops of the gluten-free buns.
Scoop a hole in the bun using a teaspoon and fill the hole with the almond paste.
Whip the cream and pipe onto the bun. Add the “lid” and dust with icing sugar before serving.