Swedish Cinnamon Buns

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Saku put cinnamon and cardamom in her enriched dough and in the filling.

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The judges liked the color of the cooked buns, but critiqued them for inconsistent sizing. The texture was a little 'tight' which is a sign of under-proving.

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Yuletide Spiced Buns

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Tasha put cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves in her filling, and put mulled wine in both the dough and the glaze. (Her suggestion is to replace half the milk/water in the dough with mulled wine.

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These buns were judged as having a great texture, consistency and a beautifully balanced flavor.

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"Rum Drunk" Spiced Buns

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Matty's dough was packed with cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger as well as with dried fruit which had been soaked in ginger rum.

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The judges rules Matty's spiced buns as being over-proved and therefore too dense. Paul Hollywood was looking for more fruit, but Prue Leith pronounced these Run Drunk Spiced Buns as delicious.

Maple, Pecan & Cinnamon

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Cristy had a cinnamon dough, with pecan and cinnamon filling and a lovely maple glaze.

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Paul Hollywood said "very impressive". The dough had been rolled very thinly to allow for more filling and clear layers.

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Spiced Bun in a Million

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Dana used a plain enriched dough with a cardamom, pistachio and orange filling.

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Paul Hollywood, in judging, said "It's about uniformity ... getting the balance of cardamom right and spreading the filling evenly throughout.

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Dana's spiced buns were of uneven size and there was too little cardamom.

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Lemon and Blueberry 

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Josh made a cinnamon dough, dotted with fresh blueberries, and also with dried blueberries that were soaked overnight in spiced cinnamon tea.

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Josh also injected a heart of lemon curd into the very center of his spiced buns.

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Both Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith praised the lovely open texture of the dough in the spiced buns. The only criticism was that the blueberries got lost and the buns didn't truly qualify as 'spiced'.

"Dreaming of Greece"

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Dan filled his spiced buns with saffron, cinnamon and star anise as well as lemon and orange. These buns were topped with sliced figs in honey and butter.

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Prue Leith loved the fig topping, calling it a small act of genius. However, the spiced buns suffered from inconsistency.