Cinnamon Buns

Ingredients

• 7 tbspunsalted butter, for dough; melted into warmed milk
• 7/8 cupmilk, for dough; warmed with butter until lukewarm
• 1 tspsalt, for dough
• 2 cupsflour, all-purpose flour; for dough
• 2 cupsbread flour, for dough
• 1 1/2 tspfast action yeast, instant dried yeast; for dough
• 1 tspcardamom, ground; for dough
• 1 tbspsuperfine sugar, for dough
• 2egg, for dough
• olive oil, a dash; for oiling work surface before kneading
• 5 tbspunsalted butter, softened; for cinnamon-sugar filling
• 1/2 cupsuperfine sugar, half for filling, half for cinnamon-sugar topping
• 2 tbspcinnamon, 1 tbsp for filling, 1 tbsp for topping sugar mix
• 1egg, beaten; for egg wash on buns before baking

Method

1. 1

   Warm the milk gently with the butter for the dough until the butter melts, then let it cool to lukewarm.

2. 2

   In a large bowl, stir together both flours, yeast, salt, cardamom and 1 tbsp sugar. Make a well, crack in 2 eggs, pour in the lukewarm milk mixture and mix to a sticky dough.

3. 3

   Oil the work surface with a teaspoon of olive oil. Turn out the dough and knead vigorously for 5–8 minutes, using a plastic scraper to pry it up as needed. Do not add flour — keep kneading until the dough is noticeably less sticky, smoother and elastic.

4. 4

   Shape into a ball and place in a greased bowl. Cover with a dish towel and prove in a warm place for 1 hour until doubled.

5. 5

   Make the filling: mix the softened butter with half the sugar for the filling and 1 tbsp of the cinnamon until fully combined. Mix the rest of that sugar with the remaining cinnamon in a separate bowl for the topping.

6. 6

   Turn the risen dough onto a floured surface and roll to a 36 × 24cm rectangle. Spread the cinnamon butter evenly over the surface. Roll up from the longest edge into a tight cylinder. Cut into 12 equal slices.

7. 7

   Place each slice on a flattened paper cupcake case on a baking sheet, or into a greased muffin tin. Cover and prove for a further 30–45 minutes until risen, heating the oven to 400°F while they prove.

8. 8

   Brush the tops with beaten egg and dust liberally with the cinnamon-sugar topping. Bake for 12 minutes until deep golden-brown. Serve warm.

Nutrition per serving