Apricot And Almond Chelsea Buns Recipes

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; gradually add to the creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in chips, almonds and apricots., Drop by heaping tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 7-9 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool.

Steps:

• Put the dough ingredients into the mixer of your bread machine in the order suggested by the manufacturer and set for the dough cycle.
• When the dough is ready, roll out on a lightly floured surface into a rough 20 cm by 30 cm rectangle.
• Spread the dough evenly with the soft butter, then sprinkle with the apricots, almonds and sugar.
• Roll up firmly like a Swiss roll from one of the long sides. Dampen the open edge to help it stick if you need to.
• Cut into 8 even slices with a sharp knife, shape into round pinwheels, then arrange in a greased 21 cm or 23 cm cake tin, cut side up.
• Cover with a clean, damp tea towel and let rise in a a warm place for about 20 minutes until roughly doubled in size.
• Bake in a preheated 400 degree F oven for 10 minutes, then lower the temperature to 350 degrees F.
• Bake for 10 more minutes until golden brown.
• Melt the jam with 1 tablespoons water, brush over the tops of the buns, then sprinkle with a few more flaked almonds.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugars, baking powder and salt. Set aside 1 tablespoon baby food for glaze. In another bowl, beat the egg, 3/4 cup milk, oil, 1 teaspoon almond extract and remaining baby food. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in almonds and apricots. , Pour into a greased 9x5-in. loaf pan. Bake at 350° for 55-65 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from the pan to a wire rack to cool completely. , For glaze, combine the confectioners' sugar, reserved baby food, and remaining milk and extract until smooth. Drizzle over bread.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, mix 1 cup flour, 1/2 cup brown sugar, salt and undissolved yeast.
• Heat milk, water and 3 tbs margarine to 120F -130F.
• Add to dry ingredients; beat 2 minutes at medium speed of mixer.
• Add eggs and 1 cup flour; beat at high speed 2 minutes.
• Stir in enough remaining flour to make soft dough.
• Knead 8 to 10 minutes.
• Set in greased bowl; grease top.
• Cover; let rise until doubled, about 1 hour.
• Punch dough down.
• Divide in half; roll each to a 14 x 9 inch rectangle.
• Brush with melted margarine; sprinkle with remaining brown sugar, apricots and almonds.
• Roll each up from long side; seal seams.
• Cute each roll into 7 slices.
• Make 2 cuts in side of each slice, 2/3 the way through.
• Fan sections; set on greased baking sheet.
• Cover; let rise until doubled.
• Bake at 375F 15 to 20 minutes.
• Cool.
• Glaze if desired.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Butter a 9-inch square baking dish. Process almonds and brown sugar in a food processor until almonds are finely chopped. Add butter; process until just combined.
• Place apricot halves, cut sides up, in buttered baking dish. Cover top of each apricot half with almond mixture. Bake until apricots are soft and almond mixture is deep golden brown, 15 to 20 minutes. Transfer 3 apricot halves to each serving plate. Serve warm.