R22
HOT CROSS BUNS
INGREDIENTS
Water 340ml
Oil 2 tablespoons
Salt 2 teaspoons
Brown sugar 3 tablespoons
Bread flour 600g/ 4 cups
Milk powder 3 tablespoons
Ground mixed spice 1 tablespoon
Ground cinnamon 1 tablespoon
Tandaco yeast 2¼ teaspoons
ADD AT THE BEEPS
Sultanas 1¼ cups
Mixed peel or dried apricots,
chopped
¼ cup
SETTING: DOUGH – BREAD
BATTER FOR ‘CROSSES’
Water 2 tablespoons
Plain flour 40g/ ¼ cup
Handshaping procedure
Divide dough into 18 pieces and shape into rounds. Place rounds
close together on a lightly greased baking tray.
Cover loosely with lightly greased plastic wrap and leave to stand
in a warm area for 20 minutes or until doubled in size.
Blend “Cross” batter ingredients to make a smooth batter. Spoon
into a piping bag fitted with a small piping nozzle.
Remove plastic wrap and pipe a cross onto each bun.
Bake in preheated oven at 190°C for 15-20 minutes or until
golden brown.
Slide buns from baking tray onto a wire rack. If desired, brush
HOT CROSS BUN GLAZE (recipe page R40) over hot buns. Stand
5-10 minutes before serving.
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CARAMEL CHELSEA BUNS
INGREDIENTS
Full cream milk, scalded and
cooled
350ml
Salt 1 teaspoon
Sugar 2 tablespoons
Bread flour 600g/ 4 cups
Mixed spice 1½ teaspoons
Grated orange rind 2 teaspoons
Egg (60g), lightly beaten 1
Tandaco yeast 3 teaspoons
TO COMPLETE
Melted butter 20g/1 tablespoon
Bottled Caramel Fudge Sauce ½ cup
Sultanas ½ cup
Chopped walnuts ½ cup
SETTING: DOUGH – BREAD
Handshaping procedure
Roll dough out to a 20cm × 30cm rectangle. Brush dough with
butter. Spread with caramel sauce leaving a 2cm border. Sprinkle
with sultanas and walnuts, then roll up from the long side, as for
a Swiss Roll.
Cut into 12 slices, place cut side up in 2 lightly greased deep
22cm round cake pans.
Cover loosely with lightly greased plastic wrap and leave to stand
in a warm area for 30 minutes or until buns have risen slightly.
Remove plastic wrap.
Bake at 200°C for 30 minutes or until golden. Remove from cake
pans and cool on wire racks. When cool, drizzle with VANILLA
GLAZE (recipe on page R40).
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