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Christmas buns

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Christmas buns

Christmas buns

If you want to add more lacto ovo vegetarian recipes to your recipe box, Christmas buns might be a recipe you should try. For 79 cents per serving, you get a bread that serves 9. One serving contains 500 calories, 8g of protein, and 10g of fat. This recipe from BBC Good Food requires strong flour, brown sugar, butter, and ground cinnamon. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for Christmas. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 1 hour and 5 minutes.

Instructions

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Put the flour and 1 tsp salt into a large bowl. Make a well in the centre and add the yeast. Meanwhile, warm the milk and butter in a pan 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 come together as a soft dough (add extra flour if you need to).
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Tip the dough onto a well-floured surface. Knead for 5 mins, adding more flour if necessary, until the dough is smooth, elastic and no longer sticky.
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Lightly oil a bowl with the vegetable oil.
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Place the dough in the bowl and turn until covered in oil. Cover the bowl with cling film and set aside in a warm place for 1 hr or until doubled in size. Lightly grease a baking sheet and set aside.
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For the filling, knock the dough back to its original size and turn out onto a lightly floured surface.
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Roll it into a 1cm-thick rectangle.
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Brush all over with the melted butter, then sprinkle over the sugar, cinnamon and fruit.
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Roll up the dough into a tight cylinder, cut into 9 x 4cm slices and position on the prepared baking sheet, leaving a little space between. Cover with a tea towel and set aside to rise for 30 mins.
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Heat oven to 190C/170C fan/gas
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Bake the buns for 20-25 mins or until risen and golden brown. Meanwhile, melt the glaze sugar with 4 tbsp water until syrupy.
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Remove from oven and glaze. Set aside to cool on a wire rack. Once cool, mix the zest and icing sugar with about 2 tbsp water to drizzle over the buns.
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Serve.
DifficultyExpert
Ready In1 h, 5 m.
Servings9
Health Score5
Vegetarian
DietsLacto Ovo Vegetarian
Dish TypesBread
OccasionsChristmas
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