Get the Recipe:Warm Bread Bites with Raspberry Jam
These are fun and delicious! Warm bread bites, pair with warm "jam", made as they cook from fresh raspberries and jam sugar. Would be great with any fruit.
9oz(255.15g)2:1 ratio jam sugar, if using 1:1 ratio jam sugar, increase jam sugar to 510 grams
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2Tbsp.(29.57g)fruit pectin combined with 2 cups white sugar
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Instructions
To make bread bites: Scald milk by heating in a small saucepan until it steams and small bubbles form around the edge of the pan. Remove from heat and let cool to lukewarm.
In a large bowl, or the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a kneading hook, combine the flours with the yeast, salt and white sugar. Add the lukewarm milk, egg and egg yolk, vanilla and vegetable oil. Mix until combined. Knead, adding more flour if necessary, to make a smooth, moist dough. Remove dough to a greased bowl and cover with plastic wrap. Allow to rise until doubled, about 45-60 minutes.
Meanwhile, combine the fresh fruit with the jam sugar and mix well. Divide mixture between 8-10 ramekins. Make sure that each ramekin gets a portion of fruit and sugar. Place ramekins on a baking sheet and set aside.
When dough has risen, remove to a floured surface and de-gas gently. Using a sharp knife or a bench scraper, cut dough in to 24-30 pieces (depending on how many ramekins you're using - you'll need 3 pieces of dough for each ramekin). Form each piece into a ball by pinching together the edges underneath. Place 3 dough balls (pinched side down) in each of the ramekins, on top of the fruit/sugar mixture. Once all ramekins are filled, cover with a tea towel and let rise until puffy, about 30 minutes.
Preheat oven to 350° F. with rack in bottom 1/3 of oven (1 position below centre). When buns are puffy, place baking sheet with ramekins into oven and bake for 25-30 minutes. *Check at 20 minutes and rotate baking sheet and cover with foil if buns are brown enough at that point.
Remove from oven and allow to cool until lukewarm. *Note: Be careful with hot jam. Sugar mixtures really hold heat, so be careful not to try the jam too early or you could burn yourself.
These freeze really well! Just freeze them in the ramekins in a freezer bag. To serve, microwave from frozen until buns are soft and warm.