How to Make Jamie Oliver Pear & Dark Chocolate Hot Cross Buns

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The pear is native to coastal and mildly temperate regions of the Old World, from Western Europe and North Africa east across Asia. Pears are a powerhouse fruit, packing fiber, vitamins, and beneficial plant compounds. These nutrients are thought to fight inflammation, promote gut and heart health, protect against certain. There are ten varieties of USA Pears each with its own distinctive color, flavor, and texture.

To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can cook pear & dark chocolate hot cross buns using 18 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Pear & Dark Chocolate Hot Cross Buns:

1. Take 180 ml full fat milk
2. Make ready 7 g fast action dried yeast
3. Get 500 g plain flour
4. Make ready 80 g unsalted butter
5. Get 1 pinch salt
6. Make ready 60 g caster sugar
7. Take 2 teaspoons mixed spice
8. Prepare 2 teaspoons cinnamon
9. Get 50 g sultanas
10. Get 100 g dark chocolate chunks
11. Take 2 conference pears, finely chopped
12. Get 1 large egg, beaten
13. Take For the crosses
14. Prepare 50 g plain flour
15. Take 50 ml water
16. Take For the glaze
17. Make ready 60 g caster sugar
18. Get 2 tablespoons water

A pear is a mild, sweet fruit with a fibrous center. Pears are rich in essential antioxidants, plant compounds, and dietary fiber. They pack all of these nutrients in a fat free, cholesterol free,. You'll want to factor that in when working pears into your diet.

Instructions to make Pear & Dark Chocolate Hot Cross Buns:

1. Grease a rectangular cake tin about 25x30cm or bigger, deep enough to take the buns.
2. Warm the milk for 25 seconds in a microwave. Add the yeast to the milk and let it stand for about 10 minutes until frothy.
3. Sift the flour into a large bowl and cut the butter into it. Rub the butter into the flour until it resembles fine breadcrumbs. Add the salt, sugar, spices, sultanas, chocolate chunks and chopped pear. Stir all that in until it’s well combined. Next, add the egg and the milk/yeast mixture. Using a wooden spoon or similar stir all this together until it starts to form a dough.
4. Remove the dough to a lightly floured surface and knead it for 5 to 10 minutes. Put the dough in a lightly oiled bowl, cover with a clean tea towel and put in a warm place until doubled in size, about 1 to 2 hours.
5. Knead again for a couple of minutes and then cut into 12 equal size buns. Rolled each one into a ball in the palms of your hands and then squash them ever so slightly. Space them out in the tin, allowing a little room between each one to rise, and then cover again with a tea towel. Return to a warm place for 30 minutes.
6. Pre-heat your oven to 200 C / Gas 6.
7. Whilst the buns are proving prepare the ‘cross’ mixture. Just add the flour and water together and give it a good beating with a fork until it’s well blended and not lumpy. Add to a piping bag (or a plastic bag with a corner cut off). Once the 30 minutes are up just pipe the crosses across the top of each bun.
8. Bake for 30 minutes.
9. About 10 minutes before they come out of the oven, prepare your glaze. Simply add the sugar and water to a small saucepan and heat until all the sugar has dissolved. Once they come out of the oven, whilst still hot, brush over the top of each bun.
10. Let them cool. They are ready to eat once the glaze has set. You can eat them warm or cool – your choice.
11. Stored in an airtight container they last for a couple of days.

They pack all of these nutrients in a fat free, cholesterol free,. You'll want to factor that in when working pears into your diet. As with any fruit, the best way to eat a pear is to eat. Pears are delicious and sweet pomaceous fruits with juicy flesh. The term "pear" actually describes several trees and bushes in the genus Pyrus, of the larger family Rosaceae.

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