Instruction

• In a small saucepan heat the butter, milk and salt until the butter is melted
• Allow the mixture to cool until it is lukewarm
• In a large bowl, stir together the flours, yeast, cardamom and sugar until combined
• Make a well in the centre and crack in the eggs
• Pour in the lukewarm milk mixture and stir everything together to form a sticky dough
• You may have to use your hands as the dough becomes stiffer
• Oil the work surface with a teaspoon of olive oil
• Turn the dough out onto the oiled surface and knead vigorously for 5–8 minutes, using a plastic scraper as needed to prise the dough from the work surface
• Don’t be tempted to add flour, as this will make the buns dry and tough
• Keep kneading until the dough is considerably less sticky, smoother and more elastic
• Shape into a ball, and put into a large, greased bowl
• Cover the bowl with a clean tea towel and set aside in a warm place to prove for an hour, or until doubled in size
• Meanwhile, for the filling and topping, mix the softened butter in a bowl with half the sugar and 1 tablespoon cinnamon
• Use a fork to mix the sugar and spice into the butter until it is completely combined
• Mix the remaining sugar and cinnamon in a separate bowl and set aside
• When the dough has risen, turn out onto a floured work surface and gently roll out into a 36x24cm/14x9½in rectangle
• Spread the cinnamon-sugar-butter evenly over the dough with a table or palette knife
• With the longest edge closest to you, roll the dough up into a cylinder
• Cut into 12 even slices
• Place each slice onto a flattened out paper cupcake case on a baking tray, or into a greased muffin tin
• (Baking in a muffin tin will make your cinnamon buns taller and domed
• ) Cover with a clean tea towel and set aside to prove again for 30–45 minutes, or until risen
• Preheat the oven to 200C/180C Fan/Gas 6
• Brush the tops of the buns with beaten egg and dust liberally with the cinnamon sugar
• Bake for 12 minutes until the buns are dark golden-brown
• Enjoy warm with a cup of coffee