Belgian Buns Food

BELGIAN BUNS

Steps:

• In a small pan warm the milk until it's lukewarm. Set aside.
• Sift the flour into a large bowl and add the yeast. Make a well in the middle and add the butter, sugar, milk and egg. Mix to combine.
• Using a dough hook, beat on a medium speed until you have a soft dough - about 10 minutes. (If you are not using a mixer you can knead the dough by hand for this step).
• Transfer the dough to a lightly floured surface and knead it by hand for 1 minute. Form the dough into a ball and transfer into a lightly greased bowl and cover loosely with a piece of lightly greased cling film. Leave to rise in a draught-free place until it has doubled in size (around 1 to 2 hours, or overnight in the fridge for a slow-rise).
• Generously grease a tray with butter. Set aside.
• Once your dough has doubled in size, turn it out onto a lightly floured surface and using a rolling pin, roll it into a rectangle about 10" by 14". It's important to make sure your dough is of even thickness all over to ensure you have nice neat buns.
• Spread the lemon curd from edge-to-edge of the dough and sprinkle the sultanas evenly over.
• Roll the dough tightly to create a sausage. Cut the sausage into 6 buns - I tend to cut in half, then thirds to ensure even buns. Arrange the rolls in your pre-greased tray and cover loosely with a piece of lightly greased cling film.
• Leave to rise in a draught-free place for 1-2 hours until they look light and puffy.
• After your buns have gone through their second rise, remove the cling film and place the tray in a pre-heated oven at 180°c (160°c for fan assisted ovens) and bake for around 10-15 minutes until golden brown. Transfer to a wire rack when cool enough to touch and leave to cool completely.

BELGIAN BUNS

Steps:

• Mix the flour, yeast, caster sugar and 1 tsp sea salt in a large bowl. Make a well in the centre and pour in the warm milk, beaten egg and melted butter. Mix well a soft dough forms. If it feels dry, add a bit of warm water, if it feels too sticky and wet, add 1 tbsp flour.
• Dust a work surface with flour and tip the mixture onto it. Knead the dough until it feels smooth and elastic. Shape into a ball and put in a large, lightly floured bowl. Cover and leave to rise in a warm place for 1 hr or until doubled in size. Or, leave to prove in the fridge overnight, removing 45 mins before continuing.
• Line a large baking tray with non-stick baking paper. Lightly dust a work surface and roll out the dough to 30 x 45cm. Evenly spread the lemon curd over the dough and sprinkle with the sultanas. Roll the dough up lengthways from the shortest side, like a Swiss roll, to form a log. Cut into 12 equal sized buns with a sharp knife, egg-washing the loose end of the pastry and pressing it down, so it doesn't unravel. Arrange, spread apart, on the prepared baking tray, cover, and leave to prove for 45 mins until doubled in size.
• Heat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Brush the buns with a little egg wash. Bake for 10 mins, then reduce the temperature to 180C/160C fan/gas 4 and cook for a further 10 mins. Leave to cool.
• Meanwhile, sieve the icing sugar and mix with 3 tbsp water until a thick, white icing forms. Spread the icing on top of the buns with the back of a spoon, then put a cherry in the middle of each one.

BELGIAN BUNS

Steps:

• Heat milk with 3oz of fat till it is just melted.
• Cream the yeast with 3oz sugar.
• Add to milk.
• Sieve flour into a large bowl.
• Make a well in centre.
• Beat in the eggs and yeast.
• mix to a soft dough.
• Cover with a damp cloth and put in a warm place for 1 1/2 to 2 hours till doubled in size.
• Turn on to a floured surface and knead well.
• Roll into oblong about 16 x 12 inches.
• Melt reminaing fat and brush over dough, sprinkle with dried fruit and remaining sugar.
• Roll dough up tightly and cut into about 16 slices.
• Put onto a baking sheet for another 20- 30 minutes.
• Bake at 450F for about 20 minutes.
• Keep an eye on them.
• When cold, ice with white water icing and pop cherry in midde.

EASY BELGIAN BUN RECIPE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine yeast, warm milk (up to 37 degrees), three tablespoons of flour and a spoonful of sugar. Stir well and leave the bowl in a warm place and allow the yeast to react with the sugar. After 15-20 minutes, foam will appear on the surface of the milk, which means the yeast is being activated.
• Add melted butter, egg, orange extract, sugar, and sifted plain flour into the bowl with the yeast mixture. Then knead the dough. If the dough is too sticky, then add a little more flour. But make sure the dough is not too dense. Cover the bowl with a plastic wrap and leave to rise in a warm place for an hour.
• Meanwhile, add soft seedless raisins, cinnamon powder and lemon zest to a bowl of fruit curd and mix everything well.
• Preheat oven at 180C/360F for about 20 minutes. Once the dough has increased in size by 2-3 times, transfer it to a table and roll it into a flat layer. Spread the curd mixture on the layer and leave the edges free. Roll the dough firmly to prevent it from unrolling. Then cut the roll into equal sized pieces. Each piece should be about 2-3 cm thick.
• Place the dough swirl side up and lay each roll 2-3 cm apart on a silicone or Teflon mat or baking paper. If you are using baking paper then grease it with a little butter or olive oil. Then grease the buns with the water and sugar mixture. To make the mixture, mix 50 ml of water with 1 tsp of sugar.
• Bake buns in a hot oven for about 20 minutes. While the buns are baking, combine the icing sugar and lemon juice then glaze the hot rolls and place half of the glazed cherries on top.

TASTY BUNS

Steps:

• Stir together 2 cups flour and the yeast. In a separate bowl, heat milk, water, oil, sugar and salt to lukewarm in microwave. Add all at once to the flour mixture, and beat until smooth, about 3 minutes.
• Mix in enough flour to make a soft dough, 2 to 3 cups. Mix well. Dust a flat surface with flour, turn dough out onto floured surface, and let rest under bowl for about 10 minutes.
• Shape dough into 12 slightly flat balls, and place on greased baking sheet to rise until doubled in size.
• Bake in a preheated 400 degrees F (200 degrees C) oven for 12 to 15 minutes.