Wednesday 25 September 2013

Chelsea Buns

This week one of the themes for the Great British Bake Off, and hence the Great Bloggers Bake Off, is sweet buns. I decided to make Chelsea Buns simply because I've not made them before and I fancied making something different. I used the recipe in my Kenwood Chef recipe book which you can see here - Kenwood Chef recipes. I use the mixer and dough hook to make my bread dough which certainly makes the whole bread making process much more manageable.

Making Chelsea Buns

Because I hadn't made them before and my recipe book didn't have any good photos of the process of actually making the buns I found a video on-line to give me an idea of how the dough needed to be rolled out, filled and rolled up. Unfortunately the one that I used is no longer available, but I'd definitely recommend looking one up to help!

I needed to buy most of the ingredients for these buns, so I'm expecting to be making several more batches over the next few weeks! With these buns I have also ticked another item off my Day Zero Project list - to bake five different types of bread. More on that to follow!

I'm joining in with the Great Bloggers Bake Off, hosted each week by The Crazy Kitchen and Mummy Mishaps, and inspiring so many people to create some truly fantastic baked goods!

13 comments:

  1. well done on ticking off another off your Day Zero Project list
    these look lovely - i enjoyed making chelsea buns a few weeks ago although my rolled out rectangle shaped dough was not very rectangle like!! x
    thanks for linking up and taking part

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    1. Thank you! I struggled to make a rectangle, I sort of pushed it into shape, so some of the edges were a bit thicker than the others. I can't see how you can make a neat one without cutting away (and wasting) the excess dough!

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  2. i really love making chelsea buns and i think yours look the business i bet they didnt last long in your house xx

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    1. Thank you! No, they didn't last very long, my husband was particularly fond of them!

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  3. They look great - I had a go at a blueberry version today and didn't manage as many layers in my roll :)

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    1. Thank you! Blueberry sounds lovely, perhaps next time I'll be brave and try some substitutions!

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  4. ooh your buns look great Jennifer! I'm sure you will be making loads more of these...bun making becomes addictive!

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    1. You're right, I've already made a second batch!

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  5. Buns look brilliant, I do love icing on buns!

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    1. Thank you, the topping does really add to the flavour!

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  6. Lovely job! They look perfectly sticky and sweet, mmmm :-)

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  7. Looking blooming lovely Jennifer! Another yummy bake from you :-) x

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