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Espresso Glazed Easter Buns

Espresso Glazed Easter Buns

5 from 2 votes
Looking for the perfect recipe to make for Easter? These espresso glazed Easter Buns are a guaranteed crowd pleaser (which you'll want to make all year long!)
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Author: Mariza Ebersohn | Life in the South
Servings: 8 servings

Ingredients

For the dough:

  • 1 cup lukewarm plant based milk
  • 1 1/2-2 cups plain flour
  • 3/4 cup spelt flour or whole wheat
  • 1/3 cup maple syrup or agave
  • 1 heaped tsp fast yeast - 7-8g
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon powder
  • 1/2 tsp nutmeg
  • 1/4 tsp ginger powder
  • 1 tsp orange zest - optional
  • 1/4 cup melted coconut oil

Easter bun sugar filling:

  • 100 g soft vegan butter - around 4 heaped tbsp or semi melted coconut oil
  • 1/3 cup coconut sugar
  • 1 heaped tbsp hazelnut butter
  • 1 tsp cinnamon

For the espresso glaze:

  • 100 g coconut sugar or castor sugar
  • 2 tbsp plant based milk or coconut cream
  • 1 tsp espresso powder diluted with a little bit of boiling water
  • 1 tbsp soft vegan butter or coconut cream
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract - optional

Instructions

  • Start by mixing the lukewarm milk with the yeast and set aside to foam.
  • Sift together the flour, spices, and salt.
  • Once the milk is bubbly, mix with the maple syrup and pour it into the flours.
  • Mix well, add more flour as the dough will be sticky, leave to rise for at least 30-40 minutes or make the night before and place in the fridge covered with plastic wrap and remove an hour to rise before making the buns.
  • Once risen, mix together the filling ingredients.
  • Roll the dough on a floured surface into a long rectangular shape, smear on the filling and roll up into a long sausage.
  • Slice about 5-6 centimeter rolls and place neatly next to each other in a parchment paper-lined baking pan of your preference or in a bread tin.
  • Let them rise for another 15-20 minutes and preheat the oven to 180C/350F.
  • Bake the buns for 35-40 minutes until golden brown and remove to cool (not completely) before drizzling on the espresso glaze.
  • Serve and enjoy! 

Notes

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