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Strawberry-and-cream yoghurt cake

30 minutes

Chocolate recipes

Lemon soufflé with lemon curd ice cream

10 minutes

Bread recipes

Steamed butternut bread

20 minutes plus 1 hour rising

Afternoon tea

Hot cross bun ice cream sandwiches

Freeze overnight, unless using store-bought ice cream

Bread recipes

Pull-apart caramel bread

25 minutes

Pull-apart caramel bread

Serves 6 to 8

Difficulty Easy

Prep Time 45 minutes, plus rising time

Cooking Time 25 minutes

Ingredients

For the dough:

10 g yeast
¼ cup warm water
1¼ cups milk, warmed
80 g butter, melted
50 g sugar
2 free-range eggs
1 t sea salt
600 g flour

For the caramel:

170 g butter
250 g sugar
1 T ground cinnamon
150 g brown sugar
1 vanilla pod, seeded

Method

To make the dough, dissolve the yeast in the warm water and allow to stand for 2 minutes.
Add the milk, butter, sugar, eggs, salt and 360 g flour. Mix in a stand mixer using the dough hook at a high speed for 2–3 minutes. Gradually add the remaining flour until a firm dough starts to form, then mix at a low speed for 3–6 minutes until the dough becomes smooth. Place the dough in a well-oiled bowl, cover and allow to rise until doubled in size.
Preheat the oven to 180°C.
To make the caramel, melt 100 g butter in a pan. In a separate bowl, mix the sugar and cinnamon, then set aside.
Melt the remaining butter, then whisk in the brown sugar and vanilla until combined.
Grease an 23 cm baking dish with nonstick spray – you can either make one large bread or 2 medium ones. 7 Punch down the dough very gently and cut into 4 even pieces. Shape each piece into rounds of approximately 3 cm each.
Dip each piece of dough in the melted butter, then roll generously in the cinnamon and sugar. Arrange in the baking dish. Pour the butter-and-sugar mixture over the dough and bake for 30–35 minutes. Remove from the oven and rest for 15 minutes before serving.

Cook’s note: Make the dough the day before and allow it to prove in the fridge overnight so that it’s ready to bake first thing in the morning. This dough doesn’t go through a second stage of rising so you need to bake it in a dish that has enough space for it to rise. Cover the dough you aren’t working with using a damp cloth to ensure that it doesn’t dry out. While the bread is baking, cover it with a lid or foil if it starts turning too brown on top.

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