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Chelsea Buns

Name: Chelsea Buns
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 130 min
Total time: 160 min
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 500g white flour, sifted; 1 tsp salt; 7g yeast; 300ml milk, warmed; 40g butter, melted; 1 egg; vegetable oil, Dash; 25g butter, melted; 75g brown sugar; 2 tsp cinnamon; 150g dried fruit; 2 tbs milk, for the glaze; 2 tbs caster sugar, for the glaze

Soft, spiralled British sweet buns filled with brown sugar, cinnamon, and dried fruit, then brushed with a simple milk glaze.

2 hr 40 min
360 kcal
Vegetarian
British
Dessert

Mellowpan tip: Makes 10 servings, plenty to share.

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Ingredients

For 10 servings

Steps

Step 1:
Sift the flour and salt into a large bowl.
Step 2:
Make a well in the middle and add the yeast.
Step 3:
Warm the milk and 40g butter in a saucepan until the butter melts and the mixture is lukewarm.
Step 4:
Add the milk mixture and egg to the flour mixture and stir until the contents come together as a soft dough. Add a little extra flour if needed.
Step 5:
Tip the dough onto a generously floured work surface.
Step 6:
Knead for 5 minutes, adding more flour if necessary, until the dough is smooth, elastic, and no longer sticky.
5 min
Step 7:
Lightly oil a bowl with some of the vegetable oil.
Step 8:
Place the dough in the bowl and turn until coated in oil.
Step 9:
Cover the bowl with cling film and leave in a warm place for 1 hour, or until the dough has doubled in size.
1 h
Step 10:
Lightly grease a baking tray.
Step 11:
Knock the dough back to its original size and turn it out onto a lightly floured work surface.
Step 12:
Roll the dough into a rectangle 0.5cm (¼in) thick.
Step 13:
Brush the dough all over with the melted 25g butter.
Step 14:
Sprinkle over the brown sugar, cinnamon, and dried fruit.
Step 15:
Roll the dough into a tight cylinder.
Step 16:
Cut into ten 4cm (1½in) slices and place on a lightly greased baking sheet, leaving space between each slice.
Step 17:
Cover with a tea towel and leave to rise for 30 minutes.
30 min
Step 18:
Preheat the oven to 190C/375F/Gas 5.
Step 19:
Bake for 20–25 minutes, until risen and golden brown.
20–25 min
Step 20:
Heat the glaze milk and caster sugar in a saucepan until boiling.
Step 21:
Reduce the heat and simmer for 2–3 minutes.
2–3 min
Step 22:
Remove the buns from the oven and brush with the glaze.
Step 23:
Leave to cool on a wire rack.