CHELSEA Buns: The ORIGINAL Cinnamon Roll

Chelsea buns are sweet, spiced buns that originated in the early 18th century in the Chelsea area of London, England. They were first created and popularized by the Chelsea Bun House, a famous bakery near Grosvenor Row and Pimlico Road. The Chelsea Bun House was renowned for its delicious buns and attracted many customers, including royalty. King George II and his family were known to be regular visitors. The bakery became so popular that on Good Friday, crowds would gather to purchase buns, often causing significant queues. The traditional Chelsea bun is rich yeast dough flavoured with lemon peel, cinnamon, or mixed spice. The dough is then spread with currants or raisins, brown sugar, and butter before being rolled up and cut into individual portions. After baking, the buns are typically glazed with sugar syrup, which gives them a shiny and sticky finish. Although the original Chelsea Bun House no longer exists, the Chelsea Bun's legacy lives on. Many modern bakeries and home bakers continue making these delightful buns, preserving British culinary history. The Chelsea bun is indeed older than the modern cinnamon bun. Its history as a distinctive, sweet, spiced bun from early 18th-century London precedes the widespread popularity of the cinnamon bun, which gained its modern form and fame much later. The Chelsea bun has a well-documented history dating back to the early 1700s in England. Its creation and popularity at the Chelsea Bun House are significant historical markers. While the modern cinnamon bun has roots in older European sweet rolls, mainly from Sweden, it gained widespread popularity in its current form much later than the Chelsea bun. The Swedish "kanelbulle" became particularly prominent during the 20th century, and October 4th has even been celebrated as Cinnamon Bun Day in Sweden since 1999. 👇 RECIPE BELOW ❤️Hello, viewers! Don't forget to hit the subscribe button and share the video if you like it! Already subscribed? ▶ Turn on Ringtone 🔔 to be notified of new videos 🙏 SUPPORT OUR CHANNEL 🙏 I want to say thank you for all the support I received. It really helps with running this channel and sourcing ingredients for the recipes. Thank you to everyone who has bought a coffee (or more), and a huge Thank you to all the channel patrons.❤️ Mamalil Joanne Brown Sheila Trunzo Elizabeth e.behrendt Adam Conolly Mary Palmer Patricia Dooley Mary Eaton Sharon Wills Christopher Beattie Carol Andrew Bethany Goldy Eve Adams Bobbi Nan Rinker Heather Torrey Kathe Mayer Dmitry Stillermann Vanessa Walker Dana Fringer Derrick Lewis Budgieboy Jeana Bronwen Algate Dana Fringer Kathleen Hayes John Kennington John Baldwin L J Ribar Janice Vineyard Sharla Hulsey Doug & Sunny Olsen Debbie Evans Jean Buckley Julie Rimmer-Hunter Harry Bond Chris Matheson Back the Blue Tez Brennan Mary F Maura Smith-Mitsky Man Nok Choy If you would like, Support my little channel on Patreon (only if you want :)   / backyard_chef   MY BUY ME A COFFEE PAGE: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/backyard... Remember, when following a recipe, you must taste the dish as you go along. All recipes may require some adjustments to suit your personal preferences. These recipes are complete and make for great foundations you can tailor. I hope you enjoy cooking as much as I do. Taking Cooking food back to basics. Ingredients: For the Dough: 500g (3 1/2 cups) Bread flour / All purpose / plain flour - 250g x 250g 1 teaspoon salt 50g (1/4 cup) caster sugar 10g (1 1/2 teaspoons) instant yeast 50g (1/4 cup) unsalted butter, softened 300ml (1 1/4 cups) whole milk, warmed 1 large egg For the Filling: 100g (1/2 cup) unsalted butter, softened 75g (1/2 cup) light brown sugar 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon - I used mixed spice (below) 150g (1 cup) currants or raisins 50g (1/3 cup) mixed peel (optional) 1 tablespoon milk (for brushing) For the Glaze: 2 tablespoons apricot jam 1 tablespoon water Mixed spice 1 tbsp cinnamon 1 tsp Nutmeg 1 tsp allspice 1 tsp ginger 1/2 tsp cloves 1/2 tsp coriander I used a 10 x 10-inch tray. Oven 175°C (350°F) for about 20-25 minutes Airfryer 160°C (320°F) for about 20-25 minutes https://amzn.to/45zYrz4 https://www.amazon.co.uk/shop/backyar... #chelsea #chelseabuns #backyardchef PRIVACY POLICY and FULL DISCLOSURE: Rik participates in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program (UK). DISCLAIMER: Please note that the product links included in this video contain affiliate links. I will receive a small commission if you click one of the links and make a purchase. This is at NO extra cost to you, and it will assist me in maintaining my channel and creating more videos. I appreciate your support. Thank you for considering using these links.