Apricot And Almond Chelsea Buns

Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 450 g bread flour
• 1 teaspoon bread machine yeast
• 50 g granulated sugar
• 150 ml warm milk
• 1 egg, beaten
• 50 g unsalted butter
• 25 g butter, softened
• 85 g dried apricots, finely chopped
• 85 g sliced almonds, toasted
• 25 g brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons apricot jam

Recipe

• 1 put the dough ingredients into the mixer of your bread machine in the order suggested by the manufacturer and set for the dough cycle.
• 2 when the dough is ready, roll out on a lightly floured surface into a rough 20 cm by 30 cm rectangle.
• 3 spread the dough evenly with the soft butter, then sprinkle with the apricots, almonds and sugar.
• 4 roll up firmly like a swiss roll from one of the long sides. dampen the open edge to help it stick if you need to.
• 5 cut into 8 even slices with a sharp knife, shape into round pinwheels, then arrange in a greased 21 cm or 23 cm cake tin, cut side up.
• 6 cover with a clean, damp tea towel and let rise in a a warm place for about 20 minutes until roughly doubled in size.
• 7 bake in a preheated 400 degree f oven for 10 minutes, then lower the temperature to 350 degrees f.
• 8 bake for 10 more minutes until golden brown.
• 9 melt the jam with 1 tablespoons water, brush over the tops of the buns, then sprinkle with a few more flaked almonds.