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Easy to make buns that can be decorated with a variety of toppings

  • 4 beaten eggs
  • 8oz margarine
  • 12oz sugar
  • 16oz s/r flour
  • A little milk if needed
5/5 (1 Votes)

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The night before you want to bake these 'Christmas pudding' buns combine the flour, yeast, sugar, salt and citrus z...

  • For the dough
  • 400 g strong white bread flour
  • 7 g sachet of dried fast action yeast
  • 3 tbsp sugar
  • 1 tsp salt
  • zest of 1 orange
  • zest of 1 lemon
  • 250 ml semi-skimmed milk
  • 100 g unsalted butter, melted
  • 1 large free range egg
  • oil for kneading
  • For the filling
  • 1.5 tightly packed cups of sultanas (or a mixture or currants, raisins and sultanas)
  • 5 tbsp lemon juice
  • 3 tbsp demerara sugar
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
  • 1/4 tsp ground cloves
  • 100 g mixed citrus peel
  • 100 g glace cherries, chopped into quarters at least
  • 1 handful flaked blanched almonds
3.4/5 (127 Votes)

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My mum made these when I was young & now I make them for my kids

  • 1lb s/r flour
  • 6oz sugar
  • 6oz margarine
  • 6oz currants
  • 2 beaten eggs
  • A little milk if needed
4.7/5 (3 Votes)

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If you have a bread machine put all the ingredients in the right order in the machine and start the set on "dough"

4.1/5 (70 Votes)

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To make the buns, heat the milk, butter and 150ml water very gently in a medium-sized saucepan until all the butter...

  • For the buns
  • 150ml milk
  • 100g butter, diced
  • 200g plain flour, sieved
  • 4 large eggs, beaten
  • For the filling
  • 200ml milk
  • 1 tsp vanilla paste, or 1 vanilla pod, split down the middle
  • 2 large egg yolks
  • 4 tbsp caster sugar
  • 1 tbsp plain flour
  • 1 tsp cornflour
  • 200ml double cream
  • To decorate
  • 2 tbsp berry liqueur, such as cassis, framboise or sloe gin (optional)
  • 500g pack fondant icing sugar, sifted
  • food colouring (use pinks and purples if you flavour with a berry liqueur)
  • sprinkles and edible cake decoration (we used Smarties and Mini Smarties)
4.2/5 (35 Votes)

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Bake a batch of ordinary cupcakes and cool for 1 hour

  • Batch of 12 cupcakes, buttercream
4.7/5 (28 Votes)

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Preheat oven to 190°C and place a baking tray in the oven

  • 350g shortcrust pastry
  • 300g golden syrup
  • 150g hot cross buns
  • 1/4tsp cinnamon
  • 1/2tsp ground ginger
  • zest of an orange
  • 2tbp single Cream
3.3/5 (138 Votes)

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Combine the yeast with 1 tbsp of the sugar and the milk in a bowl, whisk until the yeast is dissolved

  • 3 tsp fast action dried yeast
  • 75g caster sugar
  • 250ml warm milk
  • 600g plain flour
  • 1 tsp mixed spice
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 80g butter - cubed
  • 160g sultanas
  • 1 egg
  • Flour paste - 35g plain flour & 2 tsp caster sugar
  • Glaze - 1 tbsp caster sugar & 1 tsp powdered gelatine
4.4/5 (9 Votes)

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These are a great way to use up bananas that are on the over ripe side of ripe! The older the bananas the better t...

  • 150g plain flour
  • 150g margarine
  • 150g caster sugar
  • 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp vanille essence
  • 3 bananas, mashed
  • 1 egg
  • 75ml milk
3.3/5 (127 Votes)

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Place the flour and salt into a large mixing bowl and stir until thoroughly combined

  • 500g/1lb 2oz strong white flour, plus extra for dusting
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 x 7g sachet fast-acting yeast
  • 300ml/10fl oz milk
  • 40g/1½oz unsalted butter, plus extra for greasing the tin
  • 1 egg
  • vegetable oil - for greasing
  • For the filling
  • 25g/1oz melted unsalted butter
  • 1 orange - grated zest only
  • 75g/2½oz soft brown sugar
  • 2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 100g/3½oz dried cranberries
  • 100g/3½oz sultanas
  • 100g/3½oz dried apricots
  • To finish
  • 1 heaped tbsp apricot jam
  • 200g/7oz icing sugar
  • 1 orange - grated zest only
4.4/5 (42 Votes)

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