FoodCoop Recipes
Christmas Tree Breakfast Buns
These lightly spiced buns are full of festive fun. Get the kids involved in making the dough and decorating them.
Cook
50 minutes
Serves
16
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
