Cinnamon buns

Ingredients

• 175 gButter
• 200 mlMilk
• 6 gSalt
• 500 gFlour
• 4.5 gYeast
• 2 gCardamom
• 113 gSugar
• 3 pcsEgg
• 5 mlOlive oil
• 16 gCinnamon

Instructions

1. 1

   Warm the milk and butter

   • Heat the butter, milk and salt in a small saucepan until the butter melts. Remove from the heat and leave to cool until lukewarm.
2. 2

   Mix dry ingredients

   • In a large bowl stir together the flours, yeast, ground cardamom and 1 tbsp caster sugar.
3. 3

   Make and knead the dough

   • Make a well in the flour mix, crack in the eggs and pour in the lukewarm milk mixture.
   • Stir to a sticky dough, then turn onto an oiled surface and knead vigorously for 5–8 minutes until smooth and elastic.
   • Shape into a ball, place in a greased bowl, cover and leave to prove in a warm place for about 60 minutes or until doubled.
4. 4

   Prepare filling and topping

   • Mix softened butter (75 g) with half the filling sugar (50 g) and 1 tbsp cinnamon to make the spread.
   • Mix the remaining sugar (50 g) with 1 tbsp cinnamon separately for dusting.
5. 5

   Roll, cut and bake

   • Roll the risen dough to a 36×24 cm rectangle, spread the cinnamon‑butter evenly and roll up tightly.
   • Cut into 12 slices, place in paper cases or a greased muffin tin, cover and prove for 30–45 minutes.
   • Preheat oven to 200 °C. Brush tops with beaten egg, dust with the cinnamon sugar and bake for 12 minutes until dark golden.