This basic, simple Chelsea bun recipe is the right candy bake to take pleasure in together with your afternoon cup of tea. Who might resist a fruit-filled bun, sizzling from the oven?

• Preparation and cooking time
  • Prep:25 minutes
  • Prepare dinner:20 minutes
  • plus rising and proving
• Simple
• Makes 9

• Vegetarian

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Substances

For the dough

• 450g robust white flour, plus additional for dusting
• 2 x 7g sachets fast-action yeast
• 50g golden caster sugar
• 150ml heat milk
• 1 egg, overwhelmed
• 50g unsalted butter, melted, plus additional for greasing
• oil, for greasing

For the filling

• 25g softened butter, plus additional for greasing
• 100g currants
• 50g sultanas, roughly chopped
• 2 tsp combined spice
• 25g caster sugar

For the glaze

• 2 tbsp golden or white caster sugar

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Technique

• STEP 1

  Begin by making the dough. Combine collectively the flour, yeast, caster sugar and 1 tsp sea salt in a big mixing bowl. Make a properly within the centre and pour within the heat milk, overwhelmed egg and melted butter. Combine properly, first with a picket spoon then together with your palms till you get a gentle dough. If it feels dry add a little bit of heat water, but when it feels too sticky and moist add a spoonful of flour.

• STEP 2

  Mud your work floor with flour and tip the combination onto it and begin kneading. Maintain kneading the dough till it feels clean and elastic. Form right into a ball and sit it in a clear bowl, calmly greased with melted butter or oil. Cowl with cling movie and go away to rise in a heat place for about 1 hr or till doubled in measurement.

• STEP 3

  Warmth oven to 200C/180C fan/gasoline 6 and grease a deep 21 x 21cm sq. tin. Mud the work high with just a little extra flour then begin to knead the risen dough on the ready floor simply to knock the air out. Form right into a 20 x 30cm rectangle. To fill the buns gently unfold the softened butter over the dough after which scatter the currants and chopped sultanas excessive. Combine the combined spice and caster sugar collectively in bowl then sprinkle that over the dough in an excellent layer.

• STEP 4

  Roll the dough up in a decent spiral from the longest edge like a Swiss roll then slice into 9 equal sized swirled buns. Organize them within the tin, minimize facet up then cowl with a clear, damp tea towel and go away to show in a heat place for round 30 minutes or till doubled.

• STEP 5

  Bake the buns for 10 minutes, then scale back the temperature to 180C/160C fan/gasoline 4 and cook dinner for an extra 10 minutes. For the glaze, stir the caster sugar along with 1 tbsp water till the sugar has dissolved then brush it all around the buns as quickly as they’re cooked. Depart to chill within the tin for 10 minutes earlier than serving. Will be eaten sizzling or chilly.