Name: Adorable Easter cinnabunnies
Total time: 9000 s
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 7 gram fast-action dried yeast; 250 millilitre milk; 100 gram golden caster sugar; 80 gram unsalted butter; 1 teaspoon salt; 2 egg; 500 gram plain flour; 220 gram soft dark brown sugar; 3 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 80 gram unsalted butter; 80 gram butter; 180 gram icing sugar; 60 gram creamy soft cheese; 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 pinch salt; as needed chicky choccy speckled egg

Step 1

For the rolls, dissolve the fast-action dried yeast (7 g) in milk (250 mL) with a teaspoon of the golden caster sugar and allow it to sit for five minutes. It should look frothy.

Step 2

In a stand mixer (or a bowl if you don’t have one), add the golden caster sugar (100 g) , unsalted butter (80 g) , M&S free-range mixed size eggs (2) , plain flour (500 g) and salt (6 g) . Add the yeast mixture and mix until a dough forms and comes away from the sides. If you’re kneading with your hands, knead until you have a springy dough that isn’t too wet or sticky.

Step 3

Place it in an oiled bowl, cover and let it rise for around an hour until it’s doubled in size.

Step 4

Grease and line a baking sheet and combine the soft dark brown sugar (220 g) and ground cinnamon (8 g) in a bowl.

Step 5

On a lightly floured surface, roll out the dough into a square until it’s around 0.5cm thick.

Step 6

Spread the unsalted butter (80 g) onto the dough, then sprinkle over the cinnamon sugar. Roll the dough tightly into a long log.

Step 7

Cut the log into 3cm slices.

Step 8

To make the bunny shape, unravel a bit of your cinnamon bun round until you can fashion two ‘bunny ear’ shapes out of it. Place them onto a sheet and pop into the freezer for 10 minutes to help them keep their shape.

Step 9

Once they’re out of the freezer, cover and leave for another 30 minutes or so.

Step 10

Preheat your oven to 200°C/180°C fan/gas mark 6. Bake for 15-20 minutes until lightly golden brown.

Step 11

While your bunnies are in the oven, time to make your icing. Mix the butter (80 g) , icing sugar (180 g) , creamy soft cheese (60 g) , vanilla extract (2 mL) and salt (1 pinch) together and whisk until light and fluffy.

Step 12

Once your rolls are cooked, leave them to cool a little and spread with the icing. Finish with some M&S chicky choccy speckled eggs (as needed) .

Adorable Easter cinnabunnies

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