大象传媒

Dough:
500g Strong Bread Flour
7g (1 Sachet) of Fast Action Yeast
5g Salt
1 Large Egg - beaten
300mls Tepid Milk
45g Soft Butter

Fruit Filling:
30g Soft Butter
75g Soft Dark Brown Sugar
2 Tsp Cinnamon
85g Raisins
85g Dried Cranberries
85g Dried Apricots - chopped
100gms finely Chopped Marzipan
3 Tablsp Rum or Brandy
Zest and juice of 1 Orange.
3 - 4 Tablespoons Icing Sugar
2 Tablsp Marmalade

Method
Set the oven to 180c (fan oven)

1.聽Soak the dried fruit in the rum along with half the orange zest and half the orange juice. You can heat on a medium heat in the microwave to 'plump' up the fruit more if you wish.
2.聽Make the dough - place the flour into a large bowl or your mixer bowl with dough hook and place the salt on one side and the yeast on the other, do not let them touch at this point.
3.聽Mix together briskly and add the butter, egg and milk.
4.聽Bring together to a smooth dough (it will be sticky at this point) and then tip out on to a VERY LIGHTLY floured surface and knead for 5 - 10 minutes. The stickiness will go so don't聽 use too much flour on your surface otherwise it will change the consistency of the dough.
5.聽Place in a lightly oiled bowl and leave to prove for about an hour or until double in size.
6.聽Tip out on to a floured surface and roll into a rectangle approx 30cm x 40cm (12" x 16").
7.聽Spread the butter over the dough and then evenly sprinkle the cinnamon and brown sugar.
8.聽Sprinkle over the fruit and the chopped marzipan.
9.聽Mix evenly and then starting at the narrow side roll up the dough into a tight roll, seal the edge.
10.聽With a sharp knife cut into 12 pieces and place cut sides up on to a baking tray fairly close together.
11.聽Leave to prove for about an hour.
12.聽Bake for 20-25 minutes until golden.
13.聽While warm dilute the marmalade with a little water and using a pastry brush glaze the top of the buns.
14.聽When the buns have cooled make the icing by mixing the half of the juice with the icing sugar together聽 (if the icing seems a little too runny add more icing sugar) and then using a piping bag with the very tip cut off pipe some swirls.
15.聽Sprinkle over the remaining zest.

Please note you can decorate the buns however you please as long as it has a Christmassy feel.聽 Just leave out 13 and 14 of the recipe and do your thing!