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Nutrition: Per muffin

  • kcal416
  • fat17g
  • saturates10g
  • carbs54g
  • sugars21g
  • fibre2g
  • protein9g
  • salt0.5g
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Method

  • step 1

    Mix the flour, yeast, milk and a pinch of salt in a tabletop mixer with a dough hook. Mix in two eggs and the vanilla, then knead until you have a smooth, springy dough. Cover and leave to rise for at least 2 hrs, or overnight in the fridge, until doubled in size.

  • step 2

    Start the mixer again and add the sugar, butter and yolk from the remaining egg. Keep mixing and kneading until the dough is smooth again. Tip in the fruit and knead again quickly. Cover and leave to rise somewhere cool or in the fridge (so the butter doesn’t melt out of the dough) for at least two hours, or overnight in the fridge, until doubled in size.

  • step 3

    Line a large six-hole muffin tin with paper cases. Divide the dough into six portions and roll into neat balls. Put a ball in each paper case, cover the tin with a tea towel and leave the dough to rise for 20 mins. Alternatively, chill in the fridge overnight, then leave the dough balls to warm up for 30 mins before baking.

  • step 4

    Heat the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Brush the tops of the muffins with the egg white and dust with caster sugar. Bake for 15-20 mins, or until the muffins have risen and are golden brown in colour. Leave to cool on a wire rack. Will keep for three days in an airtight container.

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flyingwoolf

tip

Great result, but the ‘dough’ was almost liquid after the first step, so I added quite a bit of extra flour to make it more elastic and less runny. It rose perfectly each time in a warm living room, and came out light and fluffy after a total of 25 mins at 180c in a fan oven. (Checked at 20 mins…

leathyg

question

I'm a little confused with the rising times at steps one and two. Do you have to rise for the 2 hours or overnight after each step, which means almost a full day rising time in total. Or, do you just rise for the 2 hours or overnight after step two? The prep & cooking time at the beginning seems…

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goodfoodteam

Hi, thanks for your question. You can either leave for 2 hours at room temperature to rise or, if it suits your schedule better, you can leave it overnight in the fridge to rise more slowly. (Cover and leave to rise for at least 2 hrs, OR overnight in the fridge, until doubled in size.) We hope this…

Stephanie Rossnagl

Don’t worry if the dough seems sticky - they come out brilliantly. I replaced the fruit with chocolate chips 😉

rachelbrockampFLbUHb5M

tip

When kneading, focus on using your fingertips to stretch and fold the dough. This minimizes stickiness. And scrape extra dough off the table occasionally.

rachelbrockampFLbUHb5M

I made this recipe by hand and I have a few tips for others. In step 1 the kneading took me 10 minutes, but don't add flour! My first proof only took 45 minutes and the dough tripled! In step 2 I mixed in the butter gradually (about 1 tbsp. at a time) and then I kneaded for 20 minutes after that,…

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