Chelsea Buns
Ingredients
Ingredients | Measure |
White Flour | 500g |
Salt | 1 tsp |
Yeast | 7g |
Milk | 300ml |
Butter | 40g |
Eggs | 1 |
Vegetable Oil | Dash |
Butter | 25g |
Brown Sugar | 75g |
Cinnamon | 2 tsp |
Dried Fruit | 150g |
Milk | 2 tbs |
Caster Sugar | 2 tbs |
Instruction
- Sift the flour and salt into a large bowl
- Make a well in the middle and add the yeast
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Meanwhile, warm the milk and butter in a saucepan until the butter melts and the mixture is lukewarm
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Add the milk mixture and egg to the flour mixture and stir until the contents of the bowl come together as a soft dough
- (You may need to add a little extra flour
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Tip the dough onto a generously floured work surface
- Knead for five minutes, adding more flour if necessary, until the dough is smooth and elastic and no longer feels sticky
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Lightly oil a bowl with a little of the vegetable oil
- Place the dough into the bowl and turn until it is covered in the oil
- Cover the bowl with cling film and set aside in a warm place for one hour, or until the dough has doubled in size
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Lightly grease a baking tray
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For the filling, knock the dough back to its original size and turn out onto a lightly floured work surface
- Roll the dough out into a rectangle 0
- 5cm/¼in thick
- Brush all over with the melted butter, then sprinkle over the brown sugar, cinnamon and dried fruit
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Roll the dough up into a tight cylinder , cut ten 4cm/1½in slice and place them onto a lightly greased baking sheet, leaving a little space between each slice
- Cover with a tea towel and set aside to rise for 30 minutes
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Preheat oven to 190C/375F/Gas 5
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Bake the buns in the oven for 20-25 minutes, or until risen and golden-brown
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Meanwhile, for the glaze, heat the milk and sugar in a saucepan until boiling
- Reduce the heat and simmer for 2-3 minutes
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Remove the buns from the oven and brush with the glaze, then set aside to cool on a wire rack