Carrot cake buns (gluten free)

Category:

Snack

Free from:

gluten, lactose, nuts, soya, lupin, sesame, mustard, celery, sulphites, meat, fish, crustaceans, molluscs

Contains:

eggs, milk (check for sulphites)

Preparation time:

20-30 minutes

Cooking time:

35-45 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

BUNS

250g dairy-free spread (e.g. Pure Sunflower Spread)

250g brown sugar

4 large eggs

250g self-raising flour

1 tsp xanthan gum

200g (approx 2 medium) carrots - peeled and grated

1 1/2 tsp ground ginger

1 tsp cinnamon

1 orange (zest and juice)

1 handful of sultanas (check for sulphites)

ICING

40g dairy-free spread (e.g. Pure Sunflower Spread)

150g icing sugar

40g dairy/lactose-free soft cheese (e.g. Lactofree)

1 tsp orange juice

Method

BUNS

1. Preheat the oven to 160°C

2. Put 18 bun cases in muffin trays

3. Cream the spread and sugar together in a large mixing bowl

4. Beat in the eggs gradually

5. Sieve the flour and xanthan gum in the bowl

6. Fold in the carrots, ginger and cinnamon

7. Add the sultanas, orange juice and zest. Stir well

8. Spoon the mixture into the bun cases and smooth the top. Each one should be about 3/4 full

9. Bake for 35-45 mins. To ensure that they are cooked fully – insert a skewer into the buns and see if it comes out totally clean

10. Remove the buns from the oven. Leave them in the trays for 5-10 mins to cool slightly

11. Cool for the remainder of time on a cooling rack

ICING

1. Beat the spread, icing sugar and orange juice together

2. Stir in the soft cheese

3. Spread over the buns when they have cooled completely

Serving suggestion: These go lovely with a good old cup of tea.

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