BANANA & CINNAMON WHIRLS

Banana & cinnamon whirls image

Make two, freeze one! Have fun cooking up two batches of these scrumptious buns and pop one in the freezer so you always have a treat to hand!

Provided by Lesley Waters

Categories Afternoon tea, Breakfast, Brunch, Buffet, Side dish, Snack, Supper

Time 40m

Number Of Ingredients 16

Ingredients

225g strong white flour
225g malted granary bread flour
1 tsp salt
1 tsp caster sugar
7g sachet easy-blend yeast
150ml warm milk
1 egg , beaten
1 tbsp olive oil
100-150ml warm water
50g unsalted butter , melted
4 medium bananas
200g dried apricot , chopped
2 tsp cinnamon
100g light muscovado sugar
zest 1 orange
4 tbsp runny honey

Steps:

Mix the flours and salt together in a large bowl, then stir in the caster sugar and yeast. Make a well in the centre of the flour and pour in the warm milk, beaten egg, olive oil and enough of the water to form a soft, wet dough.
On a lightly floured surface, knead dough for 10 mins until smooth. Put the dough in a lightly oiled bowl, cover with oiled cling film, then leave to rise in a warm place until doubled in size. The dough is now ready to be shaped.
Lightly butter two 20cm square baking tins. On a floured surface, roll half the dough into a rectangle approximately 30cm x 25cm and brush with melted butter. Repeat with the other half.
Thinly slice bananas into a bowl and mix in apricots, muscovado sugar, cinnamon and orange zest. Spoon mix over the two rectangles of dough, leaving a finger-width border.
For each, roll the dough towards you from the long side of the rectangle, tucking in any banana that falls out. Press ends together to seal. With a sharp knife, cut into 9 pieces and place, cut side up, in the tin, just touching each other. Cover loosely with oiled cling film and set aside in a warm place to rise for 30 mins.
Heat oven to 200C/fan180C/gas 6. Warm the honey in a pan or in the microwave on High for 5 secs, then brush half over the buns. Bake for 20-25 mins until golden. Allow to cool in the tin for 10 mins before removing to a cooling rack. Brush with the remaining honey then pull apart to serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 191 calories, Fat 4 grams fat, SaturatedFat 2 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 36 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 18 grams sugar, Fiber 2 grams fiber, Protein 5 grams protein, Sodium 0.32 milligram of sodium