Easiest Way to Cook At Home Vegan Friendly Hazelnut and Chocolate 'Chelsea Buns'

Easiest Way to Cook At Home Vegan Friendly Hazelnut and Chocolate 'Chelsea Buns' Delicious, fresh and tasty.

Vegan Friendly Hazelnut and Chocolate 'Chelsea Buns'. Sticky, sweet and soft vegan Chelsea Buns filled with tangy cranberries, sultanas and sweet aromatic dried apricots. These Chelsea Buns are perfect for your weekend brunch or afternoon tea. Serve warm or cold, with the buns torn or cut into individual spirals.

The original Chelsea Bun was made at The Bun House, Chelsea, hence its name.

These Chelsea buns are extra decadent, as they're packed full of juicy sultanas, hazelnuts and sweet Medjool dates.

Place the flour and salt into a large mixing bowl and stir until thoroughly combined.

You can cook Vegan Friendly Hazelnut and Chocolate 'Chelsea Buns' using 22 ingredients and 13 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Vegan Friendly Hazelnut and Chocolate 'Chelsea Buns'

1. It’s of Bread.

2. You need 8 g of sachet instant dry yeast.

3. Prepare 1/4 cup of warm water.

4. Prepare 3 of and 1/2 cups white flour.

5. Prepare 1 Tbsp of sugar.

6. Prepare 3/4 cup of warm soy milk.

7. You need 3 Tbsp of melted vegetable based spread.

8. Prepare of Filling.

9. You need 2 Tbsp of vegetable based spread.

10. It’s 1/2 cup of dark cane sugar (just brown will do).

11. You need of About 1 cup chopped hazelnut.

12. Prepare 1/4 cup of dark chocolate chips.

13. It’s of Cinnamon.

14. Prepare of Mixed spice.

15. Prepare of Glaze.

16. You need 1 tsp of agar agar flakes.

17. Prepare 2 Tbsp of warm water.

18. It’s 1 Tbsp of sugar.

19. It’s of Icing.

20. It’s 4 Tbsp of icing sugar.

21. It’s of Juice of half a lemon.

22. You need 1 of single drop red food colouring or pink food colouring.

Make a well in the centre of the flour and pour in the yeast.

Starting at one end, tightly roll up the dough and situate seam side down.

Mix together the flour, baking powder, sugar and margarine until it has a sandy feel.

It's easier to use an electric whisk for this (try not to get stuff everywhere).

Vegan Friendly Hazelnut and Chocolate 'Chelsea Buns' step by step

1. Put water, yeast and sugar in a bowl and leave for about 10 minutes or until frothy..

2. Add melted spread and soy milk, mix..

3. Add 3 cups of flour and stir until it forms a ball. Itll get pretty hard to mix but hang in there. Leave the other 1/2 cup of flour..

4. Turn out onto lightly floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic (springs back when you pull it)..

5. Place in a lightly oiled bowl and leave to rise in a warm place for an hour or so, until its at least doubled in size..

6. Preheat oven to 190°C. Take out of bowl and knead lightly on lightly floured surface. Roll out into about a 30cm X 25 cm rectangle..

7. Combine all filling ingredients and spread out on the rectangle, making sure it reaches the edges..

8. Roll from the shortest side into a log. Cut into 12 pieces with a sharp knife..

9. Stuff into a sponge tin and bake for about 25 minutes..

10. While waiting, whip up the icing by combining all ingredients. It should be a little runny..

11. Also while waiting combine the glaze ingredients in a saucepan on the stove until the sugar is dissolved. Strain the jelly-like pieces with a sieve..

12. When out of the oven, brush with glaze, it will give a much more shiny appearance..

13. Lastly, when the buns are cool, drizzle with icing..

Long touted as a good choice for a low-fat, heart-healthy diet, Cheerios contains less than a gram of saturated fat per serving.

This easy basic chocolate bun recipe is perfect for both beginners and experienced cooks alike.

It is quick to make and easy to get great results with a bit of practice.

These buns are made with self-raising flour although you could equally use plain flour and baking powder if you prefer.

They are great for all occasions, children's parties etc.