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Christmas tree breakfast buns

Christmas tree breakfast buns

https://www.coop.co.uk/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

  • Feeds 16 Feeds 16
  • Ready in 50 minutes

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

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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

  1. Gently heat the milk in a small saucepan until lukewarm
  2. Put the bread mix, cinnamon, mixed spice, orange zest and raisins into a large bowl, and mix together
  3. Make a well in the middle, then pour in the milk and stir with a wooden spoon, until you have a tacky dough
  4. Turn out onto a clean work surface and knead for 5 mins, until smooth and elastic
  5. Leave to rest for 10 mins
  6. Divide the dough into 16 even pieces and roll into balls
  7. 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
  8. Cover with a clean tea towel and leave to rise for 30-40 mins, until almost doubled in size
  9. Preheat the oven to 220°C/fan 200°C/gas 7
  10. 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
  11. Leave to cool fully
  12. To serve, mix the icing sugar with 1 tbsp water, until smooth
  13. Drizzle over the buns, then decorate with the glacé cherries

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