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Summary
Whether they're freshly baked or toasted, I love these buns and bake a batch whenever it takes my fancy, leaving off the crosses if it isn't Easter. I also like to vary the dried fruit – a mix of chopped dates, cranberries, apricots, and cherries is particularly good.
Ingredients
- 2 cups (8.8 ounces/250g) white bread flour, plus extra for dusting
- 2 cups (8.8 ounces/250g) all-purpose white flour
- 1/2 cup warm water
- 1/2 cup warm milk
- 1 1/2 teaspoons (0.18 ounce/5g) instant yeast
- 2/3 cup (3.5 ounces/100g) raisins, currants, or golden raisins (or a mixture)
- Finely grated zest of 1/2 orange
- 1/4 heaping teaspoon each of cinnamon, nutmeg, and allspice
- 2 teaspoons (0.35 ounce/10g) fine salt
- 3 1/2 tablespoons (1.8 ounces/50g) superfine sugar
- 1 medium free-range egg
- 3 1/2 tablespoons (1.8 ounces/50g) butter
- 6 tablespoons (1.8 ounces/50g) all-purpose white flour
- 7 tablespoons water
- 1 tablespoon apricot (or other) jam, sieved
- 1 tablespoon water
Instructions
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Nutritional Info

- Servings Per Recipe: 8
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 264 % Daily Value *
- Total Fat: 5 g 8.3%
- Saturated Fat: 3 g 16.19%
- Trans Fat: 0 g %
- Cholesterol: 13 mg 4.45%
- Sodium: 781 mg 32.56%
- Calcium: 26 mg 2.56%
- Potassium: 276 mg 7.9%
- Magnesium: 0 mg 0%
- Iron: 2 mg 12.57%
- Zinc: 0 mg 0%
- Total Carbohydrate: 49 g %
- Dietary Fiber: 2 g 9.53%
- Sugar: 18 g
- Protein: 5 g
- Alcohol: 0 g
- Omega 3 Fatty Acid: 0 g
- Omega 6 Fatty Acid: 0 g
- Vitamin A 13.12%
- Vitamin C 25.32%
- Vitamin D 0%
- * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Diabetes Exchanges
- Exchange - Fat1
- Exchange - Fruit1
- Exchange - NonFat Milk0
- Exchange - Other Carbs0
- Exchange - Starch2
- Exchange - Vegetables1
- Exchange - Lean Meat0
- Exchange - Alcohol0
MyPlate Info
- MyPlate - Grain Total2 oz-eq
- MyPlate - Vegetable Total0 c
- MyPlate - Fruit0 c
- MyPlate - Dairy0 c
- MyPlate - Protein Total0 oz-eq