Orange, nutmeg and pecan Chelsea buns | Recipe of the week
But one I don’t have is homeschooling and I am amazed at anyone who is working from home and schooling their children at the same time.
I thought you may like to have a recipe that shows your children about ingredients, measuring, some science and a little patience.
Ingredients, makes 12
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Hide Ad450g white bread flour; 25g sugar; 20g fresh yeast; pinch salt; 125ml milk; 100ml water; 45g butter; 1 egg
Filling
75g brown sugar; 80g chopped pecans; zest 2 oranges; teaspoon ground nutmeg
Glaze
Juice 2 oranges; 50g sugar
Method
1.To make the dough mix all the ingredients together in a large bowl. Knead for 4 minutes.
2. Transfer to a clean bowl cover and put in the fridge for 2 hours (it will double in size).
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Hide Ad3. While the dough is proving, mix all the ingredients together for the filling.
4. Make the syrup by mixing the sugar and juice together and bring to a boil in a saucepan. Simmer for 3 minutes until a syrup forms.
5. Take the dough from the fridge and roll out to a rectangle (about 20x35cm). Brush with melted butter and spread the filling over.
6. Roll up like a Swiss roll and cut into 12 discs. Place in a greased baking tray with 1cm spacing around each one.
7. Leave in a warm place until doubled in size and then bake in a pre-heated oven 180c/gas 5 for 20 minutes
8. Remove from oven and brush withglaze. Allow to cool, but eat warm.
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