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Mini Halloween Pumpkin Buns

Prep Time2 hours 30 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes

Ingredients

  • 400 g Plain flour
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 1 x 7g sachet of quick action yeast
  • 60 g Butter
  • 1 tbsp Honey
  • 240 ml Warm Milk
  • cloves for pumpkin stalks

Instructions

  • In a large mixing bowl mix together the flour and salt
  • Stir in the butter
  • add the yeast stir again
  • Stir in the Honey and Warm Milk
  • Continue to stir until a sticky dough forms
  • Turn out onto a lightly floured surface, knead until smooth and stretchy (if the dough feels to wet, add sprinkles of flour until workable)
  • Place in an oiled bowl or proving bowl, cover and leave to rise for 1 1/2-2 hours until doubled in size
  • After rise, punch the dough to release any air bubbles. Then split the dough into twelve equal parts,
  • Form 12 balls (see video)
  • Cut 48 equal lengths of kitchen twine (long enough to tie around the circumference of each ball (4 lengths of twine per ball, see video)
  • Tie the kitchen twine around each ball (See video)
  • Once every ball has been twined, place on a lined baking sheet and set aside to puff up for 15 minutes.
  • Preheat the oven to 180 degrees
  • Bake for 15-20 minutes
  • Allow to cool, remove the twine, serve!