Make our cherry bakewell buns for a cake sale or to share with pals over a cuppa. These simple, sticky treats are bursting with candy raspberry jam

• Preparation and cooking time
  • Prep:30 minutes
  • Cook dinner:25 minutes
  • plus not less than 2½ hrs proving
• Straightforward
• Serves 12

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Substances

• 500g pack white bread combine
• 100g golden caster sugar
• 200-250ml heat milk
• 50g salted butter, melted
• 1 medium egg, calmly crushed
• 3 tsp almond essence
• plain flour, for dusting
• a bit oil, for proving
• 180g raspberry jam
• 250g icing sugar
• 12 glacé cherries
• 30g flaked almonds, toasted (elective)

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Methodology

• STEP 1

  Mix the bread combine and caster sugar in a big bowl. Make a effectively within the centre and pour in 200ml of the milk, the melted butter, egg and half of the almond essence, then combine collectively swiftly with a picket spoon. If it feels a bit dry, add a splash extra milk. Knead on a calmly floured floor for 5-10 minutes till you’ve gotten a dough that’s clean and springy. Put the dough in a big, calmly oiled mixing bowl, then cowl and depart in a heat place for 1½-2 hrs, or till doubled in measurement.

• STEP 2

  Combine the raspberry jam and remaining almond essence collectively in a small bowl. Tip the dough out of its bowl onto a calmly floured floor and knock it again (gently kneading it a number of instances to expel the air). Cut up the dough into 12 equal-sized items, then form each right into a spherical and roll out to a diameter of about 10cm. Drop a degree tsp of the jam into the centre of every spherical and fold within the ends to cowl the jam in order that it’s within the centre of the bun. Pinch the ends tightly collectively to seal. Organize 9 of the buns, pinched-side down, on a lined baking sheet in a circle. Place the remaining three within the centre, leaving a bit house between each to allow them to unfold out. Cowl loosely and depart for 1 hr extra to double in measurement.

• STEP 3

  Warmth oven to 200C/180C fan/ gasoline 6. Bake for 20-25 minutes within the centre of the oven till golden brown, then take away from the oven and depart to chill fully on the baking sheet.

• STEP 4

  Combine the icing sugar and three tbsp water collectively to create a thick, shiny icing. Unfold the icing over the buns and prime each with a glacé cherry, then sprinkle over the almonds. Go away the icing to set for not less than 10 minutes.