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chocolate mincemeat sticky buns – and a giveaway!

7 December 2013 by Dominic Franks

… well, it is nearly christmas and thus a time for giving after-all and if you’ll cast your mind back to my first Belleau Kitchen Reviews post I promised you a giveaway in the form of this gorgeous ProCook Spectrum 6 Piece Knife Set with Acrylic Block… I love this colourful set of knives which now take pride of place on my kitchen work-top, if I had to chose a favourite it would be the purple 15cm chefs knife which makes me feel very professional when chopping and slicing and because the set comes in a handy acrylic block they seem to float in the kitchen in a way that I find very appealing… all you have to do to enter is read this post and then fill in the rather clever rafflecopter thingy below…

chocolate and mincemeat sticky buns
when I was demo-cooking at the Lincolnshire Christmas Food and Gift Fair I was given a few jars of home-made brandy mincemeat by local companyΒ The Barn Shop to use and I was lucky enough to have some left-over and have been thinking about non-traditional ways to use this lovely stuff ever since… so with this months we should cocoa bloggers challenge, hosted by the originator Choclette over at the Chocolate Log Blog having the theme of alcohol I knew I had to include this potent stuff in there somewhere… with just one twist of the jar-lid the boozy-soaked aroma of christmas is released and everything is good in the world again…

400g flour
2 teaspoons quick action yeast
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon caster sugar

1 teaspoon cinnamon
sunflower oil
340g jar of brandy mincemeat
100g good quality dark chocolate – finely chopped
honey

to make the buns follow this low-knead method step-by-step guide adding the mincemeat and chocolate at the stage where I add the granola

line a 20cm loose-bottomed cake tin with scrunched baking parchment and divide the dough into 6 balls – place one ball into the centre of the tin and the others around it in a flower shape – set aside for 30 mins to rise

bake on 170C for 35 mins until golden then brush the top with a little melted honey

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eat and of course, enjoy!

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  1. Shu Han says

    7 December 2013 at 10:38 am

    just saw your tweet.. YES PLEASE OMG.

  2. Mark Willis says

    7 December 2013 at 10:45 am

    Nice knife set, Dom, but the sticky buns have more immediate appeal right now, as I sit here with a coffee in my hand…!

  3. Elizabeth says

    7 December 2013 at 10:53 am

    Mm these look delicious! Brandy mincemeat… oh yes please!

  4. Camilla @FabFood4All says

    7 December 2013 at 11:02 am

    Gorgeous Dom, mincemeat for sure:-0

  5. jimmy joslin says

    7 December 2013 at 11:02 am

    They do look delicious

  6. jimmy joslin says

    7 December 2013 at 11:06 am

    Mincemeat always

  7. Jane Willis says

    7 December 2013 at 11:08 am

    mincemeat and minced meat are two very different things in my vocabulary

  8. Jayne says

    7 December 2013 at 11:10 am

    minced meat

  9. ladyvegas says

    7 December 2013 at 11:41 am

    luxury mincemeat, super scrummy ans only a lil bit decadent πŸ˜‰

  10. Chris says

    7 December 2013 at 12:32 pm

    Love mincemeat tarts.Love the sound of your mincemeat and chocolate buns. yummy.

  11. Sarah Maclean says

    7 December 2013 at 12:47 pm

    Minced meat, much prefer savoury stuff!

  12. Uberotaku says

    7 December 2013 at 1:01 pm

    Savoury minced meat for me

  13. Gillian Holmes says

    7 December 2013 at 1:02 pm

    mincemeat

  14. Patterry says

    7 December 2013 at 1:27 pm

    I want to say both, but I'm in a mince pie mode at the moment so mincemeat

  15. Belinda Matthews says

    7 December 2013 at 1:49 pm

    mincemeat

  16. maxineflossy says

    7 December 2013 at 2:10 pm

    mincemeat every time!

  17. Angela Wilson says

    7 December 2013 at 2:19 pm

    Mincemeat, I'm much more a sweet than a savoury kind of a gal.

  18. Anonymous says

    7 December 2013 at 2:23 pm

    mincemeat

    Hazel Rea – @beachrambler

  19. mpsandy says

    7 December 2013 at 2:39 pm

    Mincemeat.

  20. @dollylaboo says

    7 December 2013 at 2:55 pm

    Mincemeat – the sweet kind

    Always causes a confusion –
    I once went into a local bakers and asked for 24 mince pies… I was then presented with a large box of savoury mince-filled pies. I love a pie, but not that much!!

    Twitter @dollylaboo

  21. superiorsal says

    7 December 2013 at 3:02 pm

    mincemeat any day

  22. Helen Greenwood says

    7 December 2013 at 3:19 pm

    Mincemeat <3

  23. vohnmcg.com says

    7 December 2013 at 5:25 pm

    Mincemeat – as long as it's homemade!

  24. talesofpiglingbland says

    7 December 2013 at 6:11 pm

    Mincemeat

  25. laura banks says

    7 December 2013 at 7:17 pm

    has to be mincemeat

  26. mysweetiepiepie says

    7 December 2013 at 7:58 pm

    mincemeat for sure.

  27. julsthomas says

    7 December 2013 at 10:04 pm

    mincemeat, no contest!

  28. Sue Barton says

    7 December 2013 at 11:02 pm

    Beautiful colours, that'll brighten someones kitchen. Good luck everyone xx

  29. Pink and Green Mom says

    7 December 2013 at 11:02 pm

    Definitely mincemeat!

  30. Natasha says

    7 December 2013 at 11:05 pm

    Mincemeat!

  31. Anne Szadorska says

    7 December 2013 at 11:07 pm

    bring on the mincemeat!!

  32. kelly lawton says

    7 December 2013 at 11:10 pm

    Mincemeat πŸ™‚

    @Jakesymummy2006

  33. John Gray says

    7 December 2013 at 11:41 pm

    Mincemeat
    ( I never win anything)

  34. Alexis K. says

    8 December 2013 at 4:16 am

    Mincemeat

  35. Anonymous says

    8 December 2013 at 4:37 am

    mincemeat

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  36. Maya Russell says

    8 December 2013 at 5:47 am

    Mincemeat (and whisky!)

  37. Anonymous says

    8 December 2013 at 7:09 am

    mincemeat

  38. Joanne Parkinson says

    8 December 2013 at 7:10 am

    Mincemeat

  39. Cheryl Pasquier says

    8 December 2013 at 8:27 am

    Ooh I was just wondering what to make with my jar of mincemeat that was more exciting than mince pies. Mincemeat is definitely more Christmassy but chocolate in chilli works so a savoury twist with minced meat might work too ! Love the knives πŸ™‚

  40. scrapper says

    8 December 2013 at 9:11 am

    Mincemeat

  41. Dan says

    8 December 2013 at 9:21 am

    Mincemeat!

  42. Galina Varese says

    8 December 2013 at 9:37 am

    Mincemeat, definitely, as minced meat is a different entity, though I believe in the olde times they actually used minced meat with spices in mince pies. The sticky buns look lush!

  43. Anonymous says

    8 December 2013 at 9:46 am

    Mincemeat

  44. agooddaytodye says

    8 December 2013 at 9:48 am

    Hmmmm, we do eat minced meat all year round and I couldn't imagine using mincemeat all the time – it's definitely a Christmas treat. So I'd have to say mince meat as the family would go mad if they never had Cottage Pie again!

  45. Sarah Davies says

    8 December 2013 at 10:04 am

    Savoury minced meat for me. So versatile.

  46. Hotrod mum says

    8 December 2013 at 10:27 am

    mincemeat

  47. Betty says

    8 December 2013 at 10:36 am

    mincemeat

  48. clarateddy says

    8 December 2013 at 10:57 am

    definitely mincemeat and a veggie

  49. Choclette says

    8 December 2013 at 4:47 pm

    Ooh Dom you are a wonder. What a clever way of using mincemeat – a sort of sophisticated and Christmassy Chelsea bun. Sounds so delicious and would be perfect for Christmas breakfast. Thanks for coming up with another WSC stunner πŸ™‚

    Oh, and it's mincemeat of course.

  50. Gill says

    8 December 2013 at 5:03 pm

    Mincemeat of course!!

  51. carlahollands says

    8 December 2013 at 5:11 pm

    minced meat!

  52. frances hopkins says

    8 December 2013 at 8:19 pm

    Minced meat

  53. buttercup says

    8 December 2013 at 8:49 pm

    I always add extra brandy and cherries to my mincemeat-yum!

  54. Mountaingoat says

    8 December 2013 at 9:26 pm

    Mincemeat, I'm having a late night nibble as I write this!

  55. Angela Walton says

    8 December 2013 at 9:40 pm

    Mincemeat

  56. bellini says

    8 December 2013 at 10:51 pm

    Everything would be good in my world if I had these buns in my life.

  57. Katherine says

    8 December 2013 at 11:16 pm

    Minced meat for me, although I'd never say no to a mincemeat tart πŸ™‚

  58. Rebecca Phillips says

    8 December 2013 at 11:49 pm

    minced meat for me!

  59. The Kitchenmaid says

    9 December 2013 at 2:20 am

    OMG YUM! Gorgeous Dom, just lovely. And so WSC!

  60. Michael Toa says

    9 December 2013 at 4:27 am

    Gorgeous buns Dom! and I like both mincemeat and minced meat, but this time of year, mincemeat for sure πŸ™‚

  61. bn100 says

    9 December 2013 at 5:35 am

    minced meat

  62. Sarah Ronchetti says

    9 December 2013 at 7:54 am

    I have been super slack in the baking department lately, but I think I MUST make these!

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  64. Karen Whittaker says

    9 December 2013 at 11:05 am

    Mincemeat

  65. Madeline B says

    9 December 2013 at 11:59 am

    Definitely mincemeat!

  66. Rayray Cartucci says

    9 December 2013 at 3:13 pm

    mincemeat

  67. Kate@whatkatebaked says

    9 December 2013 at 8:04 pm

    Ahhhhhhhh, the sweet scent of Christmas buns. Lovely Dom! PS mincemeat x

  68. Janice Pattie says

    9 December 2013 at 9:16 pm

    What beautiful buns you have Dom πŸ˜‰

  69. twannywun says

    9 December 2013 at 9:51 pm

    mincemeat

  70. Katherine T says

    10 December 2013 at 1:11 am

    Yum these look delicious! Mincemeat for sure

  71. ian Cheyne says

    10 December 2013 at 6:10 pm

    nice knife set

  72. Pisces Cate says

    10 December 2013 at 7:53 pm

    Mincemeat of course!

  73. Rachel Cotterill says

    4 January 2014 at 4:47 pm

    Ooh, I love anything with mincemeat, yes please! πŸ™‚

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