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Caramel and Apple Spelt Buns

Amazing bread machine sweet bread, these caramel apple soft sweet buns have dulce de leche in the bread dough itself and have a caramel apple filling.

Course Dessert
Cuisine British
Keyword Caramel Apple Spelt Buns
Prep Time 2 minutes
Cook Time 18 minutes
Proofing/bread machine 2 hours
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings 8 buns

Ingredients

Dough

  • 300ml (1+1/4 cups) milk
  • 1 egg
  • 2 tablespoons dulce de leche/caramel (I used tinned)
  • 50g (3 tablespoons) butter
  • 450g (4 cups) spelt flour
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla sugar
  • 3 tablespoons sugar
  • 7g (2½ teaspoons) dried yeast
  • 1 teaspoon salt

Filling

  • 80g ducle de leche/caramel
  • ½ large apple (keep the peel on if you like)
  • icing sugar (to sprinkle)

Instructions

  1. Make the dough in your bread machine as per manufacturer's instructions.

  2. For the filling: Cut the apple into small pieces. Add apples to a small pan and cook until they start to soften (around 5 minutes). Remove from the heat and allow to cool for a while then stir into the dulce de leche.

  3. On a baking tray lined with baking paper, plop around a tablespoon of the mixture on to the tray and repeat until you have 8. Place in the freezer until hard.

  4. Pre-heat the oven to 200ºC (400ºF). Take the ready dough out of the machine (it is on the sticky side so add a bit of flour to your surface to make it easier to work with). Divide into eight balls.

  5. Roll (or flatten) the balls out a little, place one bit of the frozen apple/caramel in the centre and pull the dough up over the sides until it is covered. Roll the dough gently until you have a fairly round shape (this bit is a little fiddly).

  6. Place on a baking tray, cover and let rest for about 15 minutes. Bake for around 15-18 minutes until the tops are very firm to the touch and golden brown. Allow to cool for a while and then serve warm sprinkled with icing sugar. Enjoy!