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Thrift shop
Comic Relief day 2011
homemade
Hot Cross Buns
Prep Time 2 hours Cooking Time 10-30 minutes
Ingredients:
Topping:
625g strong white flour
1 tsp salt
2 tsp ground mixed spice
45g unsalted butter
85g sugar
1 lemon (zest only)
1 ½ tsp fast acting dried yeast
1 egg
125g dried fruit
275ml tepid milk
2 tbsp plain flour
butter for greasing
1 tbsp golden syrup
gently heated
Method:
1. Sieve flour, salt & mixed spice
into a large mixing bowl, rub
in butter. Make a well and add
sugar, lemon zest & yeast.
2. Beat egg and add to flour
with the tepid milk and
mix to a smooth dough.
3. Turn dough out onto dusted
work surface. Work mixed
fruit into dough. Kneed
lightly until smooth.
4. Grease large warm mixing
bowl with butter, shape
dough into a ball, place in
bowl. Cover with clean tea
towel and put somewhere
warm for 1hr to prove.
5. Knock back the proved dough,
return to bowl and leave to
rise for a further ½ hour.
6. Turn out dough, divide
into 12 equal sized balls
and flatten slightly with
your palm. Return towel
and rest for 5-10 mins.
7. Grease baking tray with
butter, transfer buns to
tray. Wrap loosely with
greaseproof paper then place
in a large polythene bag. Tie
bag tightly so no air can get in,
set aside for 45 mins to rise.
8. Pre heat oven to 240˚C
or Gas mark 8.
9. For topping, mix flour
to a smooth paste with
2 tbsp of cold water.
10. When buns have
risen, remove bag and
greaseproof. Spoon mixture
into piping bag and pipe
a cross on each bun.
11. Put the buns in the oven and
bake for 8-12 mins or until
pale golden brown. As soon
as you remove buns from
oven, brush with golden
syrup and leave to cool.
Comic Relief Day 2011
Marham
Thrift
Shop
The Marham Thrift Shop
Ladies pulled out all the
stops for Comic Relief Day
on Friday 18 th March 2011.
They managed to raise
a fantastic £140 by
selling cakes, holding
a tombola and having
two living mannequins (Sarah
and Keely) in the window for the
day. A big thank you to everyone
who supported and donated to
this very worthy cause. A special
thank you to Keely and her
volunteers Rachel, Claire, Emma,
Caroline, Sarah, Sadie and Linda
for making these days possible
and great fun.
pictured: Left to Right, Sarah Colwell, Keely Radden-Rutt, Rachel Meerwald and Claire Arden
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