I have fond memories of Chelsea buns from when I was a child (they're kind of like an American cinnamon roll), my aunty owns a pub and her daughter, my cousin, used to bake them, and I remember eating them greedily.
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| Good way to spend a rainy afternoon |
That's wrecked lunch. Luckily we had some wraps in the cupboard so then my mind wondered over what to do with the spare dough.
I could have just added the yeast and made some rolls like I had planned to, but I had sweeter things on my mind (and a three year old to entertain), so not only did I add the yeast I also added currants, eggs, and more flour. This I then set to mix again before getting the dough out onto the side.
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| A good helper |
My daughter loved this bit, we then got to roll out the dough before adding a spread made up of brown sugar, butter and cinnamon, with more currant for good measure.
We rolled the dough up and cut it into 1 inch thick pieces, laying them onto a baking tray.
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| Dough proving |
We then had to go and do the school run, I think we were gone a bit too long as they had risen a bit more than they should of, but they cooked fine. With any dough I normally have the oven on full blast and then as soon as I put anything in I turn it down to 200 degrees.
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| Cooked, two did catch a little bit! |
Some of the bigger ones did catch a little bit, but it made no difference to the taste - They tasted amazing!
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| They are rather lovely! |
My eldest was pleased with her snack when she got home from school, in fact I had them all begging me for more once they finished their third of one!
Not bad really when you consider the ingredients probably came to less than a pound!
What do you like to bake using dough other than bread?
Is there anything you wish you could make?
This is something I don't know enough about yet. I use a breadmaker which some people hate, but it suits us for now. Occasionally I just use if for dough and finish the rest by hand (hardly something I can take much credit for, but still) and we also use it to make pizza dough. My kids put the ingredients in and 45 mins later get to roll their bases and leave to prove then top and bake. Then enjoy it and I know there's no additive in it so all is well. I have made speciality bread when we did a big spread for over 100 people in June. The Apple and cider bread went first, then pine nut and pesto and then sun dried tomato. I didn't get to taste one haha! But I'd like to have the knowledge in my head of knocking up something without having to read the ingredients. These Chelsea buns look enjoyable though and we may have a go over the Christmas (December) period. Dark nights, rubbish weather and short days warrant lots of this type of food I think. I especially love cooking with kid/s on this post. I always say "we're busy making memories" if someone asks what we're doing.
ReplyDeleteMy little girl, pictured above, always wants to press the button and get the flour out of the tub. You don't have to guess she's been there! i think that using a bread maker and finishing it by hand isn't cheating, you know what goes into it, you're also most aware of the most important bit of bread making, which is the timing.
DeleteCooking for 100 would be well above me! I can cook for five comfortably!
I agree on the bread maker. ha the 100 was our moving in party and it was outside as a bbq was the main focus. I have to say i actually really enjoyed it. once in a blue moon is probably enough though.
DeleteThey look great Kev.
ReplyDeleteThanks Dave!
DeleteI love baking bread, I like making cinnamon rolls.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I'll be making these again! I do enjoy a bit of baking through the week.
DeleteI make dough for pizzas mostly these days. I went through a spell of baking sourdough bread, but the novelty wore off and I kept forgetting to feed, or discard, some of the starter. Your Chelsea buns look delicious, so I might have a go at them this weekend. That's when we tend indulge in treats!
ReplyDeleteI had a spell of making sour dough as well. It tasted amazing but I was terrible at keeping it alive! Sue G on here was going to freeze hers and see if it survived.
DeleteJust pizza crusts. Naan. I guess that's a bread too but I cook it in a cast iron pan. I'm sure my husband wound be very happy if I mastered some sweets like this.
ReplyDeleteA good pizza is hard to beat. Did you see the posts on my brothers pizza oven he built?
DeleteI've got to give this one a go, our little wildlings love baking as much as they love eating!
ReplyDeleteAnything with a bit of rolling out gets them involved. I struggled to stop them eating these!
DeleteI put the rinds of lemon lime orange and grapefruit in the freezer. When I have enough to make the effort worthwhile I turn them into candied peel. If I don't manage to completely dry them after I stick them back into the freezer -chopped. When I next make a sweet dough I add the candied peel for delicious fruit bread or use for tutti fruity ice cream.
ReplyDeleteThat sounds amazing, I've never made candied peal. I've been drying mine to use as firelighters! Yours sounds so much more tasty!
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