Ingredients
2 tsp | Dry yeast |
1 tsp | Sugar |
¼ cup | Warm water |
½ cup | Milk |
¼ cup | Sugar |
1 | Egg |
2 Tbsp | Coconut oil |
3 cups | Plain flour (Main) |
1 tsp | Cinnamon |
Filling
100 g | Softened butter |
1 tsp | Vanilla bean paste |
1 ½ cups | Roasted almonds, chopped (Main) |
½ cup | Dried figs, chopped |
½ cup | Brown sugar |
1 Tbsp | Cocoa |
1 tsp | Cinnamon |
½ cup | Chocolate, chopped (Main) |
1 | 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 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're not using a dough hook you may need to do the last bit by hand. Knead for 2minutes on a lightly floured bench. Adda little extra flour if the dough is sticky. Put it into a clean, lightly oiled bowl and place in a warm spot for an hour until doubled in size.
- Combine 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 floured bench to a 30 x 40cm rectangle. Spread over the softened butter mixture, leaving a 2cm border. Sprinkle the nut mixture gently on top, pressing in to the dough.
- Roll into a log starting with the long side. Slice into 12 even-sized pieces. Place these in 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 before enjoying warm.