Howard's Cinnamon Roll Buns

Join Howard Middleton (GBBO contestant from series 4) live from Sheffield who will teach you the skills you need to bake his delicious Cinnamon Roll Buns with a cream cheese frosting and caramelised nuts.

This class takes place on Sunday 19th February 2023 at the following times:

9am PT / 11am CT / 12pm ET / 5pm UK GMT

Please allow up to 2hours for this class.

Howard is pleased to present to you, his take on the classic Nordic bake. Swirls of soft, buttery dough wrap around sweet cinnamon and apple, topped with a drizzle of cream cheese frosting and crunchy, caramelised nuts. Spiced, iced and very nice!

Bake With A Legend Online Classes are an interactive experience, where we limit group sizes to around 20 to ensure an intimate online setting. Not only do you have your celebrity baker teaching you, but you also have one of our brilliant Bake With A Legend hosts who will ensure the smooth running of your experience ensuring everyone is enjoying themselves.

If you need any help at any point during the class, you’ll be encouraged to raise your hand and your baker will be virtually joining you in your own kitchen in no time to assist you!

You’ll bake along in tandem with Howard, learning many tips and tricks a long the way as you perfect all the skills required to make Howard's delicious take on the classic cinnamon swirls. Howard will also be on hand to answer your questions, be those about baking or his experiences of being involved on such an iconic television show.

Tickets are priced at £35 for individuals and £50 for groups of two or more that will join from the same screen. Please note we can accept requests to move classes with two or more weeks notice prior to the class – any requests to do so, will incur a £5 administrative charge.

Once booked in, all guests will be emailed a full recipe and the zoom link required to join us for the class. Just in case you don’t spot it please check junk mail!

Equipment

9in (22cm) square cake tin or similar size round tin

Mixing bowls

Wooden spoon

Rolling pin

Wire cooling rack

Baking parchment

Dough scraper

Small saucepan

Serrated knife

Piping bag

Pastry brush

Whisk or electric hand mixer

Ingredients: For the dough

400g (3 cups) strong white bread flour (plus extra for rolling)

¼ tsp ground cardamom (seeds of about 6 pods, crushed) - optional

3 tsp fast action/quick yeast

180ml (1 1/3 cups) milk

1 large* egg plus 1 large egg yolk, beaten

25g (2 tbsp) caster/superfine sugar

Generous pinch of salt

50g (3 1/2 tbsp) unsalted butter

*Large eggs in UK = extra-large eggs in USA

Ingredients: For the filling and glaze

1  – 1½ eating apples**

Juice of 1 lemon

3 tsp ground cinnamon

75g (1/3 cup) dark brown sugar

40g (3 tbsp) unsalted butter, softened

1 tbsp maple syrup or golden syrup for glazing

**such as Cox, Granny Smith or Delbard Estivale

Ingredients: For the caramelised nuts

50g (1/4 cup) white caster/superfine sugar

A squeeze of lemon juice

About 25g (approx. 1/4 to 1/2 cup) macadamia nuts or pecans

Ingredients: For the cream cheese frosting

25g (2 tbsp) unsalted butter, softened

25g (1/4 cup) icing/powdered sugar

100g (1/2 cup) full fat cream cheese

¼ tsp vanilla extract or vanilla bean paste

If you have any questions regarding this class or anything concerning our online classes, please email us at bookings@bakewithalegend.com.

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Please note we do also offer private events where you can choose which baker you’d like to teach you and what you bake - please click here for more information.

It is your responsibility to check the ingredients do not impact any allergies or intolerances which you may have. Bake With A Legend and our bakers take no responsibility in this regard. If you're in any doubt about you then you should contact us before booking in terms of discussing alternative ingredients to suit your requirements. We will, wherever possible provide alternatives to include gluten & dairy free options.