less than 30 mins
10 to 30 mins
Makes 12
By Sue Hiscoe
From Hairy Bikers' Meals on Wheels
Ingredients
For the buns
- 150g/5½oz plain flour
- 150g/5½oz self-raising flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 150g/5½oz butter
- 150g/5½oz mixed dried fruit
- 100g/3½oz caster sugar
- 1 tsp cinnamon powder
- ½ tsp grated nutmeg
- 1 orange, zest only
- 1 lemon, zest only
- 1 free-range egg yolk
- about 50ml/2fl oz milk
For the glaze
- 1 free-range egg, yolk only
- pinch of salt
- 1 tbsp water
- flaked almonds and glacé cherries, to decorate
Method
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Preheat the oven to 200C/400F/Gas6. Grease a baking tray.
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Sieve the flours and baking powder into a large bowl and rub in the butter until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs.
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Add the mixed dried fruit, sugar, spices, orange and lemon zests.
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Lightly beat the egg yolk and add it to the mixture with enough milk to make a stiff dough (you may not need all the milk). Divide the dough into 12, shape into mounds and place onto the baking tray.
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For the glaze, mix the egg yolk, salt and water together and brush the mixture over each rascal. Decorate with the almonds and glacé cherries and bake for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown.