peanut butter buns

I actually wanted to bake some peanut butter cookies. However, it was a warm day and the thought of shaping each cookie did not appeal to me.

I changed my mind and baked peanut butter bread buns instead.

I did not use any egg wash (that is, 1 egg beaten with 2 tsp of water) to brush the dough before I baked the bread bun as I was running low on eggs. Had I used the egg wash, the bread buns would have turned out nice and shiny when baked.

INGREDIENTS

175ml water

15g butter (softened)

1/2 tbsp milk powder

1/2 tbsp castor sugar

3/4 tsp salt

1/2 tsp ground mixed spice

250g bread flour

1 tsp instant dry yeast

1/4 cup raisins (optional)
chunky peanut butter

egg wash (optional)

METHOD

1. Place all the ingredients (except the bread flour, yeast, raisins and peanut butter) in the bucket of the breadmaker machine.

2. Add the bread flour, making sure that the wet ingredients are totally covered.

3. Add the yeast.

4. Place the bucket in the breadmaker machine and set to "dough" cycle. Start the cycle.

5. Ten minutes into the cycle, add the raisins (if desired) without stopping the cycle. Let the cycle continue.

6. When the cycle has been completed, turn the dough onto a floured board. Using floured hands, knead the dough about 5 times and separate the dough into 6 portions.

7. Shape each portion into a ball, then roll out. Place a generous scoop of chunky peanut butter in the centre of the rolled out dough. Lift the edges of the dough, join them together and shape into a ball.

8. Place each dough on a baking tray that has been lined with baking paper.

9. Cover the baking tray with a dry cloth and leave for 1 hour or until the dough has doubled in size.

10. When the dough is ready, brush with egg wash (if desired) and then bake in an oven preheated to 180 degrees celsius for 20 minutes.