These lightly spiced buns are full of festive fun. Get the kids involved in making the dough and decorating them
Feeds 16
Ready in 50 minutes
Ingredients
- 320ml Co-op semi-skimmed milk
- 500g pack Co-op white bread mix
- 2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp mixed spice
- Zest of 1 orange
- 100g raisins
- 1 Co-op British free-range egg, beaten
- 3 tbsp Fairtrade icing sugar
- 8 glacé cherries
Method
- Gently heat the milk in a small saucepan until lukewarm
- Put the bread mix, cinnamon, mixed spice, orange zest and raisins into a large bowl, and mix together
- Make a well in the middle, then pour in the milk and stir with a wooden spoon, until you have a tacky dough
- Turn out onto a clean work surface and knead for 5 mins, until smooth and elastic
- Leave to rest for 10 mins
- Divide the dough into 16 even pieces and roll into balls
- Arrange the balls in a Christmas tree shape on a lined baking tray, leaving a bit of space between them to allow the dough to expand
- Cover with a clean tea towel and leave to rise for 30-40 mins, until almost doubled in size
- Preheat the oven to 220°C/fan 200°C/gas 7
- Brush the buns with the beaten egg, then bake for 15-20 mins, until golden and the base of the buns sounds hollow when tapped
- Leave to cool fully
- To serve, mix the icing sugar with 1 tbsp water, until smooth
- Drizzle over the buns, then decorate with the glacé cherries
Each serving contains
- Energy 8% 673kj 158kcal
- Fat Low 2%1.4g
- Saturates Low 2% 0.4g
- Sugar Med 11%10.2g
- Salt Med 7% 0.45g
% of adult’s reference intake | Carbohydrates per serving : 33g
