Thursday, September 9, 2010

Nutella & Almond Twist Buns

 

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A few days ago I came across a bun recipe that uses baking powder. I have never used baking powder in my bread making. So out of curiosity, I decide to try out this recipe.

With a jar of Nutella which I received from my sister-in-law last week, I thought it might be a good idea to make a Nutella & Almond Twist Bun with the recipe.

The dough turned out well and the bun were so soft and fluffy. Will definitely use this recipe again! 

 

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Nutella & Almond Twist Bun

Ingredients:

250g bread flour

40g cake flour

5g instant dry yeast

50g caster sugar

1 large egg

8g milk powder (about 2 tsp)

50ml water

80ml fresh milk

1 tsp baking powder

30g unsalted butter, room tmp

Filling:

Nutella

Handful of Almond nibs

Method:

  • Mix all ingredients (except butter)together to form a soft dough in a large mixing bowl,
  • Knead the dough till in not sticky and add the butter. Continue to knead. To test if dough is ready, stretch a small piece using the finger tips of both your hands. If you can pull the dough to almost see through texture without breaking it, it’s probably done.
  • Place dough in a lightly oiled bowl and let proof for at least 90 minutes or until it is doubled in size.
  • Punch out the air from the risen dough and roll it out into a flat rectangle, about 1cm thick.
  • Spread nutella and sprinkle almond nibs over 2/3 of the surface of the dough, leaving about 1cm at the border.

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  • Fold 1/3 of the dough towards the surface with nutella.

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  • Fold the other 1/3 to form a rectangular shape.

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  • Using the rolling pin, roll the dough slightly to flatten it.
  • With a pizza cutter or a sharp knife, cut the dough into 8 equal strips.

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  • Slit the strip into half and twist the ends together.

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  • Place the twisted bun on greased paper or bread paper cups if desired.(I used 2 cupcake paper cups).

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  • Proof the buns for another 40 minutes or till the bun double in size.

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  • Bake in the preheated oven of 180C for 10 to 12 minutes till golden brown.

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  • Remove and let cool on rack.

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Yummy!!!!!!!!!!!

2 comments:

  1. Do you bake these in the paper cups? Just wondering because it looked like that in the picture. Thank You!

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  2. Yes, I did! I used 2 piece of paper cups to hold each bun. Since it has Nutella, it could be a bit messy on the baking tray (and the buns might stick on the tray). So by doing so, I can keep my baking tray clean and buns can be transferred easily off.
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