Delicious UK - (03)March 2020

Pumpkinspice

hotcrossbuns

MAKES 15 BUNS.HANDSONTIME 20 MIN,

OVEN TIME 35 MIN,PLUSRISING AND

PROVING

MAKE

AHEAD

Cookedbunscanbefrozen

forupto1 month,butthe

glazewon’tbeasshiny.

FOOD

TEAM’S

TIP

Weigheachpieceofdough

beforerollingtomakeevery

bun the same size.

• 2 tspdriedyeast(weusedAllinson
  DriedActiveBakingYeast)


• 125gcastersugar


• 110gunsaltedbutter,melted,
  cooled,plus extra, softened,
  toserve


• 1 mediumfree-range egg,
  plus1 eggyolk


• 1 tbspgroundcinnamon


• tspgroundturmeric


• 1 tspfreshlygratednutmeg


• 1 tsp ground cloves
  
  
  • 2 tspgroundginger
  
  
  • 225gpumpkinorbutternut
    squash,peeledandfinelygrated
  
  
  • 150gtinnedpumpkinpurée
  
  
  • 1kgstrongwhitebreadflour
  
  
  • 100gcurrants(optional)
  
  
  • 2 tsp salt flakes
  
  
  
  

FORTHEPUMPKINSPICEGLAZE

• 110gcastersugar


• tspeachground cinnamon
  andginger


• tsp ground cloves

YOU’LLALSONEED...

• Standmixerorelectrichandmixer
  withdoughhookattachment;
  largebakingtray,greasedand
  linedwithcompostablebaking
  paper;pipingbagfitted with a
  5mm plain nozzle

1 Combinetheyeast,sugarand

240mlwarmwater,thencoverand

leavefor 10 minutesoruntilfrothy.

2 Meanwhile,putthemelted,cooled

butter,eggandeggyolkina bowl

andwhisktocombine.Putthe

spices,gratedpumpkin,pumpkin

puréeand930goftheflourin

a standmixerfittedwitha dough

hook(orina largemixingbowland

useanelectrichandmixerwiththe

doughhook),thenaddtheyeastand

buttermixtures,currants,if using,

andthesalt.Kneadfor8 minutesor

untilsmoothandslightlyelastic.

3 Transfer the dough to a large

greasedbowl,coverandsetaside

toriseina warmplacefor

anhouroruntildoubledinsize.

4 Dividethedoughinto 15 equal

pieces(seetip).Ona cleanwork

surface,usethepalmofyourhand

torolleachpieceintoa tightball.

Putonthepreparedbakingtray,

spacingtheballs2cmapart.Cover

witha cleanteatowelandset

asidetoproveina warmplace

forabout 30 minutes.

5 Heattheovento180°C/160°C/

gas4.Tomakethecrossmixture,

combinetheremaining70gflour

with120mlwater.Transfertoa

pipingbagfittedwitha 5mmplain

nozzle,thenpipea crossoneach

bun.Bakefor 35 minutesoruntil

goldenanda bunsoundshollow

whentappedonthebase.

6 Meanwhile,forthepumpkinspice

glaze,putalltheingredientsina

saucepanwith125mlwaterand

bringtotheboil.Boilfor2 minutes

tothickenslightly,thenremove

fromtheheat.Brushthehotbuns

withtheglazeandservewith extra

butter(seeMakeAhead).

PERSERVING482kcals,13.7gfat

(5.1gsaturated),13.4gprotein,

74.1gcarbs(21g sugars), 0.7g salt,

4.2g fibre

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