Name: Chai-Spiced Apple Chelsea Buns
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 9
Ingredients: For the apple filling; 5 Braeburn apples, peeled, cored and chopped; 50g/2oz golden caster sugar; 25g/1oz unsalted butter, cubed, plus extra for greasing; Juice of ½ lemon; 75g/3oz raisins or sultanas; For the dough; 500g/1lb 2oz strong white bread flour; 50g/2oz golden caster sugar, plus extra for sprinkling; 1 x 7g sachet fast-action dried yeast; 1 tsp mixed spice; ½ tsp salt; 250ml/9fl oz whole milk, plus extra for glazing; 75g/3oz unsalted butter, cubed and softened; 1 large egg, lightly beaten; Finely grated zest of ½ unwaxed lemon; Olive oil for greasing; For the chai-spiced butter; 100g/4oz unsalted butter, cubed and softened; 75g/3oz light muscovado sugar; Ground seeds from 6 cardamom pods; 1 tsp ground cinnamon; ¼ tsp ground cloves; ¼ tsp grated nutmeg

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