I use a bread machine to make the dough but you can do by hand too.
Ingredients for six buns
Bun Dough
Strong organic bread flour (Shipton Mill Strong #4) - 300 g
Olive oil - 60g
Water (warm) - 145g
Salt - 1/2 tsp
Soft brown sugar - 1 dessert spoon
Dried yeast - 5g
Filling
Olive oil - 3 dessert spoons
Mixed spice - 1 tsp
Nutmeg (freshly grated) - 1/2 tsp
Soft brown sugar - 2 dessert spoons
Vanilla essence - 1 tsp
Lemon zest - of one lemon
Glaze
Soft brown sugar - 25g
Juice of one lemon
Mixed spice - 1/2 tsp
Instructions
Mix together the dry ingredients for the dough - adding water last. Knead on lightly floured board for 5 minutes, until dough has relaxed and softened and is evenly textured. Put in a bowl and cover with cling film. Leave in a warm place for 1 1/2 to 2 hours to prove.
Mix together the filling ingredients and stir well to incorporate all elements.
Meanwhile, on a floured surface roll out bun dough into a rectangle - approx 40cm x 30 cm. Brush on filling distributing evenly right to the edges of the dough. Roll dough into a cylinder - like a fat sausage - start with the shorter of the two sides of the rectangle (see below). Line a 20cm/8inch spring form cake tin with baking parchment. Trim off the ends of the sausage, if these are uneven. Cut the dough into six equal fat sausages. Place in tin - 5 around the edge and one in the middle (see below). Cover and leave to rise another 30-45 minutes.
Set oven temperature to 180°C. Bake buns for 30 minutes.
Remove from oven and set aside.
Put glaze ingredients into a pan and bring to a simmer over a medium heat. Once the sugar has dissolved and the glaze has started to thicken, becoming glossy, pour it over the still warm buns.
Once the glaze has set, these are ready to eat. While delicious fresh and warm, they will keep for a few days in an airtight container and are delicious served with coffee as a continental breakfast - bun layers can be peeled off and dunked. Have a napkin handy, or be prepared to lick sticky lemoness off your fingers.
Added by: Paul Symons
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