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Chelsea Buns
Photo: Eiliv Sonas Aceron

Chelsea Buns

19 ingredients Makes 10 pieces openrecipes

Always a favouite. Try adding muscovado sugar in the filling gives a buttery fudge flavour to these buns.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1099
Calories
30g
Protein
40g
Fat
157g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 11 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Orange 1 medium (131g) 62
Grape 1/2 cup (76g) 62
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Apricot 1 medium (35g) 17
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 500g/1lb 2oz strong white flour, plus extra for dusting
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 x 7g sachet fast-acting yeast
  • 300ml/10fl oz milk
  • 40g/1.5oz unsalted butter, plus extra for greasing the tin
  • 1 free-range egg
  • vegetable oil, for greasing
  • For the filling
  • 25g/1oz unsalted butter, melted
  • 1 orange, zest only, grated
  • 75g/2.5 oz soft brown sugar
  • 2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 100g/3.5oz dried cranberries
  • 100g/3.5oz sultanas
  • 100g/3.5oz dried apricots
  • To finish
  • 1 heaped tbsp apricot jam
  • 200g/7oz icing sugar, sifted
  • 1 orange, zest only, grated

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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