SIMNEL SHARE 'N' TEAR BUNS
Don't choose between hot cross buns, Simnel cake and Chelsea buns - this ingenious Easter bake brings together all three
Provided by Good Food team
Categories Afternoon tea, Breakfast, Brunch, Snack, Treat
Time 2h
Yield Makes 12 little buns
Number Of Ingredients 19
Steps:
- Mix the flours, sugar, yeast, zest and 1 tsp salt in a big bowl. In a separate bowl, whisk together the milk, almond extract and egg, then stir into the dry ingredients with a cutlery knife. Leave to rest for 10 mins.
- Knead the dough for 10 mins on a lightly floured surface until smooth and no longer sticky, then put in an oiled bowl, cover with oiled cling film and leave to rise somewhere warm-ish for at least 1 hr until doubled in size.
- Line the base of a 25 x 35cm tin, or 30cm square, with baking parchment. Mix the first 4 filling ingredients to a smooth paste, then stir in the dried fruit and 50g marzipan.
- Roll out the dough to a rectangle about 35 x 25cm. Crumble over the filling and press into the dough. Roll up tightly from one long side and, using a floured knife, cut into 12 even pieces. Put these into the tin, spiral-side up, leaving 0.5cm space between them. Cover with oiled cling film and leave to rise for 30-45 mins until nearly doubled in size. Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6.
- Bake the buns for 25-30 mins. If they are browning too quickly after 15 mins, cover loosely with baking parchment. Take the buns out of the oven and, while warm, melt the jam and brush all over the top. Leave to cool in the tin. Once cool, mix the icing sugar with a little water to a runny consistency and drizzle over. With the remaining marzipan, make 11 balls to represent the Apostles - without Judas - and scatter over with the almonds. Best eaten the day of baking. If making ahead or freezing, warm through in a low oven before serving to give that just-baked flavour.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 340 calories, Fat 7 grams fat, SaturatedFat 3 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 62 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 35 grams sugar, Fiber 2 grams fiber, Protein 7 grams protein, Sodium 0.2 milligram of sodium
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