CHELSEA BUNS

CHELSEA BUNS

Ingredients A

300gm bread flour
½ tsp salt
1 pkt (11gm) instant yeast
60gm castor sugar

Ingredients B

100ml chilled fresh milk
50ml cold water
1 egg
40gm melted butter

Ingredients C

30gm butter
50gm sugar
60gm raisins
½ tsp mixed spices

Method


1) Mixed ingredients B together
2) Mixed ingredients A in a large bowl
3) Dig a well in the center, pour mixed ingredients B
inside, mixed to form a soft sticky dough
4) Knead dough on a lightly floured board till smooth and
platable
6) Leave bowl in a warm place to prove for 1 – 1-1/2 hrs,
or till dough double in size
7) “Knock back” the dough, and knead it once again on
floured board
8) When dough is smooth, roll it out to a 5 cm thick
rectangle
9) Spread ingredient C as follows:
i) Spread butter on dough
ii) Mixed raisins, sugar and mixed spices and sprinkle
over butter

10) Roll up like Swiss roll and cut into 2 cm thick slices
11) Place them close to each other in a greased shallow pan
12) Prove for 30 mins
13) Glaze with plain syrup (sugar melted in some water)
14) Bake at 180 degree Celsius for 20 mins till golden