Cube mk2 and WIR

[The Dogmother]

Makes 12

For the buns:

1 level tbspn dried active yeast

1 tsp clear honey

150ml warm milk

500g strong white flour

Large pinch of salt

50g caster sugar, plus 1 tbsp

2 large eggs, beaten

100g unsalted butter, softened

8 small apples, such as Granny Smith or Pippin

 

For the Butterscotch sauce:

75g unsalted butter

4 tbspn maple or golden syrup

4 tbspns soft light brown sugar (I use muscovado sugar)

100g chopped toasted walnuts

 

1 Mix the dried yeast and honey into the warm milk and set aside in a warm place for about 10 minutes until the yeast has risen to a thick foam on top of the milk

 

2 Sieve the flour into a large mixing bowl and stir in the salt and 50g caster sugar. Make a well in the middle of the flour and pour in the milk and yeast mixture, beaten eggs and softened butter. Stir until combined and then tip onto a lightly floured worksurface and knead for about 5 minutes until smooth and elastic.

 

3 Wash and dry the mixing bowl. Form the dough into a ball, place in the bowl and cover with clingfilm. Leave in a warm place for about 1½ hours or until the yeast has doubled in size.

 

4 Meanwhile, peel, core and roughly chop the apples. Cook them over a medium heat with the remaining tablespoon of caster sugar until reduced to a puree. Remove from the heat and cool.

 

5 For the butterscotch sauce, melt together the butter, syrup and brown sugar. Add the chopped walnuts and divide the mixture between the 12-bun muffin tin.

 

6 Turn the dough onto a floured worksurface and knead lightly for 1 minute. Shape into a rectangle measuring about 30cm x 50cm with a long side nearest to you. Spread the cooled apple puree over the dough, leaving a border of about 1cm around the edges (you could add sultanas and cinnamon at this stage if you like). Roll up the dough, starting with the side closest to you and keeping the roll even and firm, but not too tight. Cut into 12 even slices and place cut-side up in the bun tins on top of the butterscotch sauce. Cover loosely with a clean tea towel and leave in a warm place for 30 minutes to rise.

 

7 Heat the oven to 180degC (160degC fan oven), gas mark 4

 

8 Bake the buns on the middle shelf for 35-40 minutes until golden brown. Invert the muffin tin onto a large tray and allow the buns and nutty butterscotch sauce to drop out. Serve warm or at room temperature.

[Mrs Frugal]

Clare ! Naughty step now!! You know I've just got to make them, don't you and my bum is already big enough .

[The Dogmother]

They're a slight fiddle to make, with the rolling and all, but taste divine, especially when they're still warm. Your boys will love them!

[Nicola H]

Oh Clare it sounds lovely but very naughty, I may have a go at making it later........

[Mrs Frugal]

Your boys will love them!

 

Especially my biggest boy . He's a devil for a sticky bun!

[Cate in NZ]

This forum is brilliant . I have a day off work today and no inclination to go out (it's raining...again ) so I had a look in my pantry to see what ingredients I had and then scuttled here to look for recipes I could make with the stuff I have in.....this one fits the bill perfectly and looks yummy too . Immy has some friends coming round after school to work on a school project together, so I can serve them up with warm sticky apple buns

Thanks Clare

[The Dogmother]

You're most welcome Kate. They make the kitchen smell divine too

[A chickychickychick-ENN!!]

Oh god. Not another amazing cakey recipe. Serves me right for rootling through board pages other than the front one. I have a Homer Simpson voice in my head now going 'Mmmmm! Apple Buuuuns!'

 

Anna x

[Omletina Kyckling]

Oooh that looks yummy....it looks very like the cinnammn butter cake recipe which I make from my Swedish cookbook, they are bready cinnamony rolled things with icing on top....I could try to translate it and post if people are interested?

[A chickychickychick-ENN!!]

Go on then, Omletina. Corrupt us with more cake recipes. Do you speak Swedish? I love Scando food and music!

 

Anna x

[Omletina Kyckling]

Jag pråta lite svenska, ja....

 

Yes I can speak Swedish pretty well, I can read it too, but I'm not so good at writing in Swedish....I've never actually learned it but lived there for four years and my hubby has been out there separately the past 4.5 years, so I've been going back and forth for weekends over the past few years. I have lots of Swedish friends too.

 

I love Swedish music....I have a varied selection of Swedish artists, many not known over here, and I have pretty much everything ABBA have ever done, in all languages!! I'm a bit of a sad ABBA fan!!

 

If you ever want any recipes, let me know, I have several Swedish cookbooks...we often have a Swedish Christmas dinner on Christmas Eve. I'll post the recipe for Luciakatter nearer to Christmas (they are saffron buns, which everybody makes in December and are superyummy!)

 

[A chickychickychick-ENN!!]

Cool! I love the idea of Scandi Christmases - with all the food, and the 'everyone must watch Donald Duck' ritual. I don't know where that comes from, but it's up there as a must-do.

 

I too can speak Swedish, just like Svedish Chef from The Muppets, with help from this crafty litle gizmo:

 

http://www.tiffman.com/bork.cgi

 

Anna x