THERMOMIX ® RECIPE

1 Erica & Arwen's Apricot & Hazelnut Hot Cross Buns

Recipe's preparation

Apricot & Hazelnut Hot Cross Buns

Place vanilla bean, cloves, nutmeg & cinnamon into the TM bowl & chop for 1 min speed 10. (If it is not all chopped up you may need to add a tablespoon of the flour & chop it again).

Add milk and yeast into mixing bowl with the spices and heat 1 min/37deg/speed1.

Add flour, salt, butter, egg, hazelnuts & dried apricots knead 2-3 min"Closed lid" "Dough mode" . adding more flour if the mix is too sticky.

Allow to rest in warm place covered with tea towel for 30-40 minutes then divide into 12 buns.

Place buns onto 2 large pieces of baking paper in the Varoma dish. (6 on the top tray & 6 on the bottom). Allow to rise in a warm spot.

Fill TM bowl with 500ml water. Place varoma with buns on top of TM bowl & cook 15minutes/Varoma/speed 2.

Preheat your oven to 200 degrees.

When your buns have finished steaming, gently move them on to an oven tray still on their baking paper & bake for 10- 15 mins until golden brown. Brush with some honey or apricot jam to glaze them.

Place chocolate hazelnut spread into piping bag & pipe crosses over slightly cooled buns. Or use butter & apricot jam mixed together to pipe over the top as crosses. (Or melted white or dark chocolate.)