Delicious UK - (03)March 2020

Mapleandpecanhotcross

bunswithbaconbutter

MAKES 24 BUNS.HANDSONTIME 20 MIN,

OVENTIME 30 MIN,PLUSRISING

AND PROVING

MAKE

AHEAD

Cookedbunscanbefrozen

foruptoa month,butthe

glazewon’tbeasshiny.

FOOD

TEAM’S

TIP

Weigheachpieceofdough

beforerollingtomake

every bun the same size.

• 1 tbspdriedyeast(weused
  AllinsonDriedActiveBakingYeast)


• 300mlmaple syrup, plus extra
  tobrush


• 400gunsaltedbutter(150gmelted
  andcooled,250gsoftened), plus
  extratogrease


• 1 mediumfree-range egg,
  plus1 eggyolk


• 3 tbspgroundcinnamon


• 2 tspgroundmixedspice


• 250gpecans,veryfinelychopped,
  plusanextra200gchopped


• 900gstrongwhitebread flour


• 2 tspsaltflakes


• 6 thinBritishoutdoorbred
  streaky bacon rashers

YOU’LLALSONEED...

• Standmixerorelectricmixer
  withdoughhookattachment;
  2 largeand1 smallbaking trays
  greasedandlinedwith
  compostablebakingpaper;
  re-usablepipingbagfitted
  with a 5mm plain nozzle

1 Combinetheyeast,180mlofthe

maplesyrupand375mlwarm

water,thencoverandleavetostand

for 10 minutesoruntilfrothy.

2 Meanwhile, put the 150g melted,

cooledbutter,eggandyolkina bowl

andwhisktocombine.Putthe

cinnamon,mixedspice,250g

pecansand750goftheflourina

standmixerwitha doughhook(or

putina largemixingbowlanduse

anelectricmixerwitha doughhook).

Addtheyeastandbuttermixtures

andsalt.Kneadfor8 minutesoruntil

smoothandslightlyelastic.

3 Transferthedoughtoa large

greasedbowl,coverandset

asidetoriseina warmplacefor

anhouroruntildoubledinsize.

4 Heattheovento180°C/160°C/

gas4.Dividethedoughinto 24

equalpieces(seetip).Ona clean

worksurface,usethepalmofyour

handtorolleachpieceintoa tight

ball.Putonthetrays,spacingthe

balls2cmapart.Coverwitha clean

teatowelandleavetoprovein

a warmplacefor 30 minutes.

5 Forthecrossmixture,combine

theremaining150gflourwith200ml

water.Transfertoa pipingbag

fittedwitha 5mmplainnozzle,then

pipea crossontopofeachbun.

6 Bakefor 30 minutesoruntil

goldenanda bunsoundshollow

whentappedonthebase.Brush

thehotbunswithextramaple

syrup(seeMakeAhead).

7 Meanwhile,makethebaconbutter

byputtingthebaconand60mlmaple

syrupina non-stickfryingpanset

overa highheat.Whenit starts

bubbling,reducetheheatto

medium-highandcookthebacon

for2 minutesoneachsideoruntil

cookedthroughandglazed.Using

tongs,transferthebacontoa board

tocoolcompletely.Finelychopthe

bacon,putina mediumbowl,then

beatinthe250gsoftenedbutter.

8 Atthesametime,tosstheextra

choppedpecanswiththeremaining

60mlmaplesyrupanda pinchof

salt,thenspreadoverthesmall

preparedtrayandroast,turning

halfway,for5 minutesoruntil

toasted.Servethebunswiththe

baconbutterandmaplepecans.

PERBUN451kcals,29gfat

(10.4gsaturated),8.3gprotein,

37.7gcarbs(8.5g sugars), 0.6g salt,

3g fibre 

1 Combinetheyeast,sugarand
375mlwarmwaterina jug.
Coverandleave for 10 minutes or
untilfrothy.
2 Meanwhile,putthebutter,peanut
butter,eggandeggyolkina bowland
whisktocombine.Putthecinnamon,
mixedspice,peanuts,strawberry
crispsand750gflourina stand
mixerfittedwitha doughhook
attachment(orputina largemixing
bowlanduseanelectrichandmixer
fittedwithdoughhookattachments),
thenaddtheyeastmixture,butter
mixtureandsalt.Kneadfor
8 minutesoruntilsmooth and
slightlyelastic.
3 Transferthedoughtoa large
greasedbowl,coverandsetaside
toriseina warmplacefor1 hour
oruntildoubledinsize.
4 Heattheovento180°C/160°C/
gas4.Dividethedoughinto 48 equal
pieces(seetip).Ona cleanwork
surface,usethepalmofyourhand
torolleachpieceintoa tightball.
Putonthepreparedtray,spacing
theballs5mmapart.Coverwith
a cleanteatowelandsetaside
toproveina warm place for
30 minutes.
5 Forthecrossmixture,combine
theremaining150gflourwith200ml
water.Transfertoa pipingbagfitted
witha 5mmplainnozzle, then pipe a
crossoneachbun.
6 Bakethebunsfor 25 minutesor
untilgolden.Brushthehotbuns
withthejamandbakefora further
5 minutesoruntilglazedanda bun
soundshollowwhentappedonthe
base(seeMakeAhead).Servethe
bunswithextrajamandbutter.
PERBUN151kcals,5.5gfat(2.3g
saturated),3.5gprotein,21.2gcarbs
(6.6g sugars), 0.3g salt, 1.5g fibre

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