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Chocolate and cherry buns
Cooking ingredients
500g/1lb 2oz
strong white flour
1 tsp
mixed spice
(optional)
7g instant
yeast
75g/2½oz soft light
brown sugar
pinch
salt
dash
oil
, for greasing your hands and the work surface
50ml/2fl oz
maple syrup
25g/1oz dark soft
brown sugar
1 tsp ground
cinnamon
1 tsp ground
mixed spice
pinch
salt
100g/3½oz
glacé cherries
, halved
2 tbsp
demerara sugar
200g/7oz
icing sugar
Biscuits, snacks and sweets
100g/3½oz
chocolate
chips
Dairy, eggs and chilled
250ml/9fl oz
milk
75g/2½oz
butter
, plus extra for greasing
1 free-range
egg
100g/3½oz
butter
, softened
1 free-range
egg
Other
1-2 tbsp just-boiled water
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