Fruited Brioche Buns (for "Breadline Africa")

This post comes as a part of a noble event called "Breadline Africa",which Varsha of Will-O'-the Wisp has tagged me.Thanks varsha coz' its a baking event and that too for a great cause !!


I love to bake though i have posted only little here in this blog.Most of what i bake at home are muffins;of different types.Mainly to please my daughter.Baking a cake is a pleasure to me;I love to enjoy the baking smell wafting around.By the way,the smell can't give you calories..And breads,they are gorgeous..

Now on to the Breadline Africa event..The following is quoted from the Breadline Africa Bake-Off site:

On 15 October, we launched The Breadline Africa Worldwide Blogger Bake Off. The Blogger Bake Off is an online campaign that challenges blogger to get involved by baking bread, and then acting by donating to end poverty. And then, challenge their readers and five other blogger to do the same.With the money raised, we will be supporting grass roots community projects aimed at ending poverty and hunger in Africa. We’ll be placing container kitchens, vegetable gardens and more in poor communities, sending emergency food relief where needed and helping these poor communities to help themselves.

The rules for blogger are outlined below:

If you are tagged, copy and paste the rules into your post.

Bake bread, do something you would’t normally do, and blog about it. Upload your picture and recipe.

Give dough, donate to Breadline Africa and help us end poverty.

Tag five blogger, and ping us so we know you’ve done so.

The person who raises the most funds will get to name a Breadline Africa community kitchen and win $500 Amazon Vouchers.

There are also three minor prizes of $250 Amazon vouchers for people who receive the most votes in the following categories: Most Unusual Recipe; Most Nutritious Recipe and Most Traditional Recipe.

Breadline Africa is a registered charity in South Africa that is seeking to put an end to poverty in South Africa and further afield in Africa. Their aim is to break the cycle of poverty and help communities to achieve long term self-sustainability. Breadline Africa was founded in 1993 by social workers and communities in South Africa with minded colleagues in Europe, (who were well placed to source out donations). They are geared to help fund small ground level projects in Africa which are most likely to succeed with financial help.

On Blog Action Day Breadline Africa launched their Worldwide Blogger Bake-Off campaign. The aim is to raise $1 million in funds for a project to convert shipping containers into locations for food production and distribution in Africa. It is hoped that these sustainable community kitchens will not only provide food such as bread and soup to those in need, but also opportunities for skills development within poor communities.This bake-off gives us baking blogger the power to make a difference in this world. What do we do? Bake bread. Give Dough. Feed Africa. Vals says, "You can sign up for the campaign, make a donation, upload your bread recipes and document your culinary adventures in the media center to spread the word. You don't have to donate money but simply just mention the campaign and create awareness."

Brioche is a traditional bread eaten in France for breakfast,usually served warm.As it is breakfast,we may add any kind of filling to energize ourselves for the whole day!!.This one is filled with dry fruits..Please enjoy.

Ingredients

• 220 gm of all pupose flour/white flour
• 2 large eggs,beaten
• 50 gm melted butter
• 1 tbsp caster sugar
• 7 gm of easy blend,dried yeast
• pinch of salt
• beaten egg to glaze
  
  For the filling


• 40 gm blanched almonds,chopped
• 50 gm mixed dried fruit (of your choice)
• 1 tsp soft brown sugar
• 2 tsp orange juice
  
  Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 220 C,15 mts before baking
2. Sift the flour and salt into a bowl.Stir in the sugar and yeast.Make a bay in the centre.Add the eggs,butter and 2 tablespoons of warm water and mix to a soft dough.
3. Knead the dough on a lightly floured surface for 5 mts,until smooth and elastic.Put in an oiled bowl,cover and leave to rise in a warm place for 1 hr,or until it has doubled in size.
   

4.Mix the ingredients for the filling together,cover the bowl and leave to soak while the dough is rising

5. Now take the doubled dough

6.Re-knead the dough for 2 mts,then divide into 12 pieces.Take one piece at a time and flatten three-quarters into a 6.5 cm/2 1/2 inch round.Spoon a little filling in the centre,then pinch the edges together to enclose.

7.Put seam-side down into a well-greased fluted bun tin.Shape the smaller piece of dough into a round and place on top of the larger one.Repeat with the remaining balls of dough.

8.Now cover the brioche with oiled clingfilm and leave for about 20 mts,or until well risen.(during this time you may preheat the oven) 9.Brush the brioches with beaten egg and bake in the preheated oven for 10-12 mts,or until golden.Cool on a wire rack and serve.

Well,now as the directions of Breadline Africa says,I would like to tag this for the following fellow foodies of mine.

Preety
Kevin
Rosie
Anudivya
Bimmer
Hope they are going to enjoy too !!

The Fruity Buns are on its way to EFM Savoury Series hosted by SriLekha