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Vegan Belgian Buns

393kcal
5 from 1 vote
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Prep 15 minutes
Cook 20 minutes
Additional Time 2 hours
Total 2 hours 35 minutes
Vegan belgian buns with a sweet, soft dough, home-made vegan lemon curd, and plenty of sultanas. Finished with a classic drizzle of icing and topped with a cherry!
Servings 8 buns
Course Baking
Cuisine British

Ingredients

  • 150 g plain flour
  • 200 g strong bread flour
  • 2 tablespoon caster sugar
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 240 ml plant-based milk
  • 7 g sachet easy bake yeast
For the filling:
Topping:
  • 200 g icing sugar
  • 10 glace cherries

Method

  1. In a jug, warm up your milk until it's lukewarm (it shouldn't burn your finger, for example)
  2. In a large mixing bowl, combine your flours, sugar, and yeast, then add the olive oil and milk.
  3. Combine the ingredients until they form a dough, and then tip the dough onto a floured worked surface and knead for 5 minutes, until the dough springs back on itself.
  4. Wash out your mixing bowl, dry it, and then coat in a little olive oil. Place the dough back in the bowl and cover with a tea towel. Leave to prove somewhere warm for 1 hour, until the dough has doubled in size.
  5. Pre-heat your oven to 200 degrees C.
  6. In the meantime, make your vegan lemon curd. Line a large baking tray with non-stick parchment paper.
  7. When the dough has finished proving, tip the dough out onto a floured work surface and use a rolling pin to roll the dough into a rectangle shape - don't worry about getting it the perfect shape or size!
  8. Spread the lemon curd evenly over the dough and sprinkle over the sultanas.
  9. Roll the dough into a swiss-roll lengthways to form a roll, and use a sharp knife to cut the roll into 8 - 10 buns, depending on how thin you rolled your rough out. The buns should be roughly 4 - 5 cms.
  10. Place the buns spiral-up on your prepared baking tray, and cover with cling-film. Leave to prove for a further 1 hour - the rolls will puff back up.
  11. Remove the cling film and brush the buns with a little plant-based milk, then bake for 20 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow to cool completely.
  12. Sieve the icing sugar and mix with 2 - 3 tablespoon water or milk (adding slowly), until a thick white icing forms. Drizzle the icing over your buns and then top with a cherry.

Nutrition

Calories393kcalCarbohydrates84gProtein7gFat5gSaturated Fat1gPolyunsaturated Fat1gMonounsaturated Fat2gTrans Fat0.03gSodium63mgPotassium265mgFiber4gSugar40gVitamin A120IUVitamin C3mgCalcium57mgIron2mg

Notes

These buns are best enjoyed the day you make them, but should also keep for a couple of days in an air-tight container!

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