Chelsea Buns

Name: Chelsea Buns
Prep time: 53 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h 23 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 1.1 lb white flour; 1 tsp salt; ¼ oz yeast; 1 ¼ cups milk; 1 ⅓ oz butter; 1 egg; Dash vegetable oil; 1 oz butter; 2 ⅔ oz brown sugar; 2 tsp cinnamon; 5 oz dried fruit; 2 tbsp milk; 2 tbsp superfine sugar

A weekend British dessert. Ready in about 1 hour 23 minutes. Difficulty: more effort.

53 minPrep (about)
30 minCook (about)
1 hr 23 minTotal time
4Servings
More effortDifficulty

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Ingredients

How many people?

− 4 people +

Recipe makes 4

Fresh & other

1.1 lb white flour
¼ oz yeast
1 ¼ cups milk
1 ⅓ oz butter
1 egg
1 oz butter
2 ⅔ oz brown sugar
5 oz dried fruit
2 tbsp milk
2 tbsp superfine sugar Shopping tip: Superfine sugar (UK: caster). Regular sugar works.

Sauces & oils

Dash vegetable oil

Spices & seasonings (2): salt, cinnamon

1 tsp salt
2 tsp cinnamon

How to make it

Steps in our own plain words.

Sift the flour and salt in a large bowl.
Make a well in the middle.
Add the yeast.
While that cooks, warm the milk and butter in a pot till the butter melts and the mix is lukewarm.
Add the milk mix and egg to the flour mixture.
Mix till your contents of your bowl come together as a soft dough.
Tip the dough onto a floured work surface.
Knead for five min, adding more flour if necessary, till your dough is smooth plus elastic and no longer feels sticky.
Lightly oil a bowl using a little of the vegetable oil.
Place the dough into the bowl.
Turn until it's covered in the oil.
Cover the bowl with cling film.
Put it to one side in a warm place for one hour, until the dough has doubled in size.
Lightly grease a baking tray.
For your filling, knock your dough back to its original size.
Turn out on a lightly floured work surface.
Roll the dough out in a rectangle ¼ inch/¼in thick.
Brush all over with the melted butter.
Sprinkle over dried fruit, cinnamon and the brown sugar.
Roll the dough up in a tight cylinder.
Cut ten 1 ½ inches/1½in slice.
Place them onto a lightly greased sheet pan, leaving a little space between each slice.
Cover with a tea towel.
Set aside to rise for 30 minutes.
Turn the oven on to 375°F.
Cook in the oven your buns in the oven for 20-25 min, until risen and golden-brown.
While that cooks, for the glaze.
Heat the milk and sugar in a pot until boiling.
Turn the heat down.
Simmer for 2-3 minutes.
Remove your buns from the oven plus brush with the glaze.
Put it to one side to cool on a wire rack.