Sticky Buns With Gingerbread Curd Recipe

Ingredients:
  • 120ml Milk
  • 275g Cotswold Heritage Bibury Barley Flour (plus extra for dusting)
  • 7g Yeast Sachet
  • 40g Sugar
  • 60g Butter or Block Margarine (at room temperature)
  • 1 Free Range Egg
  • 4-5tbsp Cherry Tree Preserves Gingerbread Curd

This delicious sticky bun recipe was created in collaboration with Cherry Tree Preserves where you have the chance to win a fantastic flour and a curious curds bundle! Enter here now! Closes 24th November - terms and conditions apply - no purchase required. Happy baking, good luck!

Sticky Buns With Gingerbread Curd Method

  1. Warm the milk until it's lukewarm then, set aside. (I used a microwave).
  2. Sift the flour into a large bowl and add the yeast. Make a well in the middle and add the butter, sugar, milk and egg. Mix to combine.
  3. Transfer the dough to well-floured surface, and using well-floured hands, knead the dough for around 10 minutes.
  4. Form the dough into a ball and transfer into a lightly greased bowl and cover loosely with a piece of lightly oiled cling film. Leave to rise in a draught-free place until it has doubled in size (around 1 to 2 hours).
  5. Generously grease a baking sheet with some excess butter/margarine. Set aside.
  6. After your dough has doubled in size, turn it out onto a lightly floured surface and knock it back. Using a rolling pin, roll it into a rectangle with about 25 x 35cm (10 x 14 inches). It's important to make sure your dough is of even thickness throughout to ensure you have nice, neat buns.
  7. Spread the curd from edge-to-edge of the dough.
  8. Roll the dough tightly to create a sausage. Cut the sausage into 6 buns – I tend to cut in half, then thirds to ensure even buns. Arrange the rolls in your pre-greased tray and cover them loosely with a piece of lightly greased cling film.
  9. Leave to rise in a draught-free place for 1-2 hours until they look light and puffy.
  10. After your buns have gone through their second rise, remove the cling film and place the tray in a preheated oven at 180°c (160°c for fan-assisted ovens, Gas Mark 4 or 350°F) and bake for around 10-15 minutes until golden brown. Transfer to a wire rack when cool enough to touch and leave to cool completely.

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