I love cinnamon buns soooo much, I think they have to be at the top of my list of favourite things to eat and bake. but I like to experiment and try new things as you well know, so I came up with this, its a bit like a cobbler but with cinnamon buns on top of some sliced jasmine poached apples in a caramel sauce. cooking the buns on top of fruit keeps the buns really soft and they don’t dry out as quickly as if you cook them normally. apple in desserts is a must this time of year, especially here in England where we have so many different varieties.  I have actually been using apple in some savoury recipes too that i cant wait to share with you so keep an eye out for those.

recipe

for the dough

• 3 and 1/2 cups of strong white flour
• 200ml milk
• 1 egg
• 1 sachet of fast action yeast
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 tsp salt

for the filling

• 5 tbsp. butter melted
• 3 tsp cinnamon
• 4 tbsp. light brown sugar

for the jasmine apples

• 1 or two jasmine tea bags depending on taste
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 5 apples
• 1 tsp vanilla bean paste
• 4 tbsp. brown sugar
• 4 tbsp. butter

in a stand mixer fitted with a dough hook or in a bowl by hand add the flour, sugar, yeast and salt then slowly pour in half of the milk, then add the egg and continue mixing while adding the rest of the milk. if the dough is too wet you can add a little flour but the wetter the dough the better, (It needs to be workable though) knead for 5 to 10 minutes until  you get a smooth elastic dough. place in an oiled bowl and leave to rise for 1 to 2 hours or until it has doubled in size.

peel and core the apples and slice into segments. put in a pan and cover with water, add the tea bags, vanilla and cinnamon stick and bring to the boil and cook for 5 minutes, turn off the heat and leave to infuse for 10 minutes. in a pan add the butter and sugar and a splash of milk stir over the heat until the butter has melted and the sugar has dissolved and you are left with a caramel sauce, then add the apples and stir until the apples are covered then pour into the baking tin.

once the dough is ready melt the butter and add the cinnamon and sugar, then tip the dough out and knock the air out, then roll into a large rectangle then coat it with the cinnamon, butter mixture and roll up into a log. cut 11 0r 12 pieces and lay the buns on top of the apples and leave to rise again for another hour. heat the oven to 180c/350f and brush the tops of the buns with a beaten egg and bake for 30 minutes. until golden.