These brioche buns — filled with chocolate, cinnamon and figs — are best served straight from the oven but deliciously tempting to have on hand for unexpected guests.
Dough
| 2 tsp | Dried instant yeast |
| 1 tsp | Sugar |
| ¼ cup | Warm water |
| ½ cup | Milk |
| ¼ cup | Sugar |
| 1 | Egg |
| 2 Tbsp | Coconut oil |
| 3 cups | Plain flour |
| 1 tsp | Cinnamon |
Filling
| 100 g | Softened butter |
| 1 tsp | Vanilla bean paste |
| 1 ½ cups | Roasted almonds, finely chopped (Main) |
| ½ cup | Dried figs, chopped (Main) |
| ½ cup | Brown sugar |
| 1 Tbsp | Cocoa powder (Main) |
| 1 tsp | Cinnamon |
| ½ cup | Chocolate bits, chopped (Main) |
| 1 | Beaten egg, to brush tops |
Directions
- Preheat an oven to 180C. Lightly grease a 12-muffin tin tray and line bases with a round of baking paper.
- Combine the yeast and first measure of sugar, then sprinkle over the warm water. Leave to sit in a warm place for 10 minutes until it is frothy.
- In the large bowl of a kitchen mixer, place the milk, sugar, egg and coconut oil and yeast mixture and beat until well combined. Slowly add the flour and cinnamon to form a soft dough. If you are not using a dough hook you may need to do the last bit by hand. Knead for 2 minutes on a lightly floured bench. Add a little extra flour if the dough is too sticky. Put it into a clean, lightly oiled bowl and place in a warm spot for about an hour until it has doubled in size.
- Combine the butter and vanilla paste in a small bowl. In another bowl mix the nuts, figs, sugar, cocoa, cinnamon and chocolate.
- Roll the dough on a lightly flour bench to a 30 x 40cm rectangle. Leaving a 2cm border, spread over the softened butter mixture. On top, sprinkle the nut mixture gently pressing in to the dough.
- Roll into a log starting with the long side. Slice into 12 even-sized pieces. Place into the muffin tin, cover with plastic wrap and leave to rest for 45 minutes until risen.
- Brush the top with a little egg. Bake for 25-30 minutes. Leave to sit for a few minutes. Enjoy while warm.