Apple crumble buns

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Perfect for little lunchboxes, these buns are full of fruit

Apple crumble buns

SERVES

12

PEOPLE

PREP TIME

10

MINUTES

COOKING TIME

25

MINUTES

CUISINE

Irish

COURSE

Baking

Method

  1. Preheat your oven to 180°C and place 12 bun cases into a bun tin.

  2. Stir the flours, raising agents, sugar and salt together.

  3. Mix the buttermilk, butter and eggs and stir them into the dry ingredients. Add in the grated apple, sultanas, apricots and chopped nuts.

  4. Scoop the mixture between the bun cases. Sprinkle the granola on top and press it gently into each bun.

  5. Bake for about 25 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean. Once cool enough to handle place onto a wire rack.

Ingredients

  • 150g of plain flour

  • 100g of wholemeal or spelt flour

  • 1 tsp of bread soda, sieved

  • 1 tsp of baking powder, sieved

  • 80g of golden caster sugar

  • a pinch of sea salt

  • 2 eggs, lightly beaten

  • 125mls of buttermilk

  • 4 tsp of melted butter

  • 2 medium sized apples, peeled and roughly grated

  • 30g of golden sultanas

  • 30g of dried apricots, chopped

  • 30g of nuts chopped

  • 30g of granola

Method

  1. Preheat your oven to 180°C and place 12 bun cases into a bun tin.

  2. Stir the flours, raising agents, sugar and salt together.

  3. Mix the buttermilk, butter and eggs and stir them into the dry ingredients. Add in the grated apple, sultanas, apricots and chopped nuts.

  4. Scoop the mixture between the bun cases. Sprinkle the granola on top and press it gently into each bun.

  5. Bake for about 25 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean. Once cool enough to handle place onto a wire rack.