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| Chocolate Craisin Hot Cross Buns Ingredients 3/4 cup Craisins 2 Tblsp cherry brandy or brandy 1 1/2 cups slightly warm water 1/4 cup caster sugar 2 Tblsp honey 1 Tblsp salt 75 grams softened butter 3 1/2 cups flour 1/2 cup cocoa 5 tsp bread machine or Surebake yeast 1/2 cup chocolate chips Method 1. Mix the Craisins and brandy together and set aside. 2. Into a bread machine, put the ingredients in the following order, water, sugar, honey, salt, butter, flour, cocoa, and yeast. Set the machine to dough. 3. Once the dough is ready turn our on a floured board, deflate gently and sprinkle over the Craisins and chocolate chips. Knead in gently and then cover and allow to rest for a further 10 minutes. 4. Divide the dough into 12 or 16 even-sized pieces and shape into buns. Place on a greased baking tray about 2cm apart. Cover with a clean tea towel and leave in a warm place for about 45 minutes until double in size. 5. Bake at 190 degrees Celsius for 20-25 minutes until the buns are well-risen and sound hollow when tapped underneath. 6. Transfer to a cake rack to cool. Serve warm. These buns keep well for 2-3 days. To make by hand: Mix the yeast, � cup water and honey together and set aside for about 3 minutes until the yeast dissolves and becomes slightly frothy. Sift the flour, cocoa, salt and sugar into a large bowl and make a well in the centre. Pour in the yeasty liquid, remaining water and butter and mix with one hand to form a sticky mass. Turn out onto a lightly floured board and just bring together. It will look untidy. Cover with a clean tea towel and leave for 10- 15 minutes. Now, push the dough out a little and add the Craisins and chocolate chips and fold the dough up like a three-folded business letter and begin to knead. It will look incredibly untidy and seem to almost separate into sections. Just keep kneading until you have a smooth supple dough. Dust the board only with flour when needed. Transfer to a greased bowl, cover with greased plastic wrap and a towel and stand aside until double in bulk. Turnout shape into buns and proceed as above. Posted to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Jewish_Cuisine/ By aaron_finster@... |