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Ingredients
- Water: 1/2 cup
- Milk: 1/2 cup
- Butter: 50gm or 4 tbsp
- Sugar: 4 tbsp
- Egg: 1 OR Ener G egg = 1.5 pkd tsp of energ + 2 tbsp water
- Salt: 3/4 tsp
- Instant Yeast:1.5 tsp
- All Purpose Flour : 3 cups to 3.5cups
- Filling:
- Cherry / Strawberry compote/preserve/jam: 3/4 cup
- Crumbled chocolate spongecake : around 2 cups
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