Manon's Apricot & Cranberry Chai Chelsea Buns recipe - The Great British Bake Off

Manon's Apricot & Cranberry Chai Chelsea Buns recipe - The Great British Bake Off

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Chai is a blend of spices used to make a milky ‘tea’ in many parts of the world. Here it lends a unique and delicious flavour to the fruity buns.

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Ingredients

  • ½ tsp ground cardamom
  • ½ tsp ground allspice
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • ½ tsp ground cloves
  • 1½ tsp ground ginger
  • 225g semi-skimmed milk
  • 4 chai tea bags
  • 500g strong white bread flour
  • 90g unsalted butter, plus 50g for brushing
  • 1 tsp of salt
  • 40g caster sugar
  • 10g fast-action dried yeast
  • 1 large egg
  • 500g fresh apricots, stoned and quartered
  • 1 vanilla pod
  • 275g jam sugar
  • juice of ½ lemon
  • 370g ground almonds
  • 180g icing sugar
  • 180g caster sugar
  • 1 tsp almond essence
  • 80g dried apricots, snipped into small pieces
  • 80g dried cranberries
  • 80g light muscovado sugar
  • 2 tsp chai mix (above)
  • 100g icing sugar
  • ½ tsp chai mix (above)

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