Eggless Sweet Fruit Buns

Spring is finally bracing our corner. The warm weather and blooming garden, the spirit is high. The summer time change in March made me more happy, I can click most of my picture with a natural sunlight till 7.00 PM :)
After seeing Happy Cook raisin buns monday. I ended up turning my oven late evening! Hoping to click with the late sunlight.
If you are new or don't know Happy cook, she is an happy soul woman who warm up her oven pretty much every (day) weekend! She does magic with her oven, mesmerize with her delicious baking goodies. I need to get another opinion from her family what they think about her macarons every month :)
I bookmarked her recipe of sweet buns (basic), knowing well that I should convert her recipe into cups. The job turned easier with the help of scale. Before proceeding, I noted few changes, like adding whole wheat flour and replacing egg with flax seeds, etc..
Once I started measuring, here came the real unexpected trouble with yeast! She used fresh and I had dry rapid yeast. The quantity mentioned was too high ! Too late, I couldn't ask any suggestion in FB - so proceed with little guessing... The buns turned out soft , sweet, perfect for the next day breakfast! I used some mixed fruits leftover from my fruitcake! Yeap, it was a decade ago I baked fruitcake! After all, the buns are excellent and keepsake. Thanks Happy Cook you are a sweet darling :)

Sweet Buns

Yield: 8 buns

White Whole wheat flour: 3/4 cup

Unbleached all purpose flour: 1 C + 1/4 cup

Rapid yeast: 2 tsp

Sugar: 2 tbsp

Soft butter: 3 tbsp

Flax seeds: 1 1/2 tsp + water: 3 1/2 tsp

Salt: 1/2 tsp

Luke warm milk or water: 1/2 cup (used milk) + 1 tsp

Mixed fruits: 1/3 cup

Soften Butter: 1 tbsp (brush the buns)

Method

Add the yeast in bowl, sugar and luke warm milk. Whisk it briefly. Let it sit for 5 minutes until they foam. Now add the flax seeds + water. Mix well yeast and flax seeds.

In a bowl, add the flours, make a well in midlle, add the soften butter, salt and yeast mixture. Form a sticky dough. if needed add a tsp of water.

Turn the dough in slightly flour surface, knead the dough by hand for 10 minutes.

Great work out for spring! Don't be tempted of adding any flour!

The dough will turn soft and elastic!

Spray a bowl with oil put the dough in bowl and turn the oily surface up.

Cover and let it rise until double. It took 45 minutes.

Now, punch down the air, flat the dough, add mixed fruits (u can use any of ur choice like: chocoalate chips, raisins, check her place)

Mix the dough until the fruits get mixed. Make 8 even balls, shape it round.

Place in greased pan or cookie sheet. Let it rise another 30 minutes (until double)

Preheat the oven for 375 C, place the buns and cook until the top turns golden brown (about 18 to 20 min).

Once they come out from oven, brush with butter - The buns top will be soft later.

Warm few seconds in microwave the next day!