Baking
Nutty Cherry Buns
Ingredients
- 350 gr. (12 oz.) s.r. flour
- Pinch of salt
- 175 gr. (6 oz.) butter/margarine
- 175 gr. (6 oz.) caster sugar
- 60 gr. (2½ oz.) rolled oats
- 60 gr. (2½ oz.) desiccated coconut
- 60 gr. (2½ oz.) chopped hazelnuts
- 75 gr. (3 oz.) glacé cherries, chopped
- 2 eggs
- 6-8 tbsp. milk
- Following makes about 20
- 225 gr. (8 oz.) s.r. flour
- Pinch of salt
- 110 gr. (4 oz.) butter or
- margarine
- 110 gr. (4 oz.) caster sugar
- 40 gr. (1½ oz.) oats
- 40 gr. (1½ oz.) coconut
- 40 gr. (1½ oz.) hazelnuts
- 50 gr. (2 oz.) glacé cherries
- 1 egg
- 4-5 tbsp. milk
- Preheat oven to 180°C
- Grease and flour baking sheet or line with baking parchment
Method
1
Sieve flour and salt into a bowl. Rub in margarine until like breadcrumbs. Stir in caster sugar, oats, coconut, nuts and cherries.
2
Mix in the beaten egg to make a stiff, but soft dough, adding more milk if necessary.
3
Using a fork to fluff up the mixture, place in small heaps on the baking sheet.
4
Bake in preheated oven, 180°C, until golden brown for about 10 minutes.
5
Cool on a baking rack when they come out of the oven.
