English Easter buns
Cooking time:
2 hours 55 minutes
Active time:
50 minutes
Complexity:
Pro
A distinctive feature of traditional English buns is a white cross made from a mixture of flour and water, simple and elegant. It is best to serve buns hot immediately from the stove, and cooled they are ideal for breakfast, with butter and jam .
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Recipe "English Easter buns"
Ingredients per 9 servings
prime grade wheat flour
500 g
milk
230 ml
butter
60 g
chicken egg
1 pc.
lemon (zest only)
1 pc.
raisin
75 g
cranberries cured
50 g
sugar
5 tbsp. spoons
yeast dry
7 g
tea and coffee spice mix
1 tsp
ground cardamom
1 tsp
Step 1/8
Heat the milk lightly in a saucepan, pour about 50 ml into a cup, add the oil to the remaining milk and heat until it melts.
Step 2/8
Add one teaspoon of sugar and flour to a cup of poured milk and add yeast. Mix and leave for 15 minutes in a warm place: the dough will rise with a hat, which means that the yeast works.
Step 3/8
Add 3 tbsp. tablespoons of sugar and stir until dissolved. Add the egg to the warm (not hot) milk and beat lightly with a whisk.
Step 4/8
Sift the flour into a large bowl (set aside about 50 g for the crosses), add the opara that came up, grate the lemon zest, add the spices and pour in the warm milk.
Step 5/8
Knead the dough and knead it well on a floured table, this will take about five minutes. Roll the dough into a ball, brush with vegetable oil and cover. Leave in a warm place for about an hour.
Step 6/8
Soak dried fruits in hot tea for 15 minutes, then dry on a napkin, mix with two tablespoons of sugar. Break the next dough, roll it out slightly with a rolling pin on the table, put the dried fruits, roll the dough into a roll, seal the edges and knead for about five minutes, stirring the filling into the dough.
Step 7/8
Divide the dough into 9 equal parts, roll up the balls and place on a baking tray lined with paper. Cover and leave in a warm place for another 30-40 minutes.
Step 8/8
For crosses, mix the set flour with a little water to make a thick paste, put it in a confectionery syringe or bag, draw a cross on each ball. Preheat the oven to 190 ° C and put the buns to bake for about 30-40 minutes until light brown. Hot buns are good greased with apricot jam or lemon juice and sugar syrup.
Ingredients per 9 servings
prime grade wheat flour
500 g
milk
230 ml
butter
60 g
chicken egg
1 pc.
lemon (zest only)
1 pc.
raisin
75 g
cranberries cured
50 g
sugar
5 tbsp. spoons
yeast dry
7 g
tea and coffee spice mix
1 tsp
ground cardamom
1 tsp
Nutritional value per 100 g
Calories
355 kcal
Proteins
8 g
Fats
8 g
Carbohydrates
65 g
Saturated fat
4 g
Dietary fiber
3 g
Added sugar
12 g
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