Bath Buns Recipe
- 675 gm strong white flour /25g fresh yeast
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp sugar
- 225 ml hot lowfat milk
- 75 gm butter melted
- 4 x Large eggs
- 100 gm caster sugar
- 15 gm cut mixed pee
- 50 gm currants beaten egg to glaze
- 2 Tbsp. lowfat milk and 1 tbsp sugar boiled together for a sticky glaze
- 2 Tbsp. granulated sugar
- Blend the yeast and 1 tsp of the sugar together till runny.
- Fold in 2 tbsp of the hot lowfat milk.
- Leave for a few min on the aga till frothy.
- Measure the flour sugar and salt into a mixing bowl.
- In a well in the middle add in the beaten Large eggs the melted butter and the yeast mix with the rest of the lowfat milk.
- Mix all together to make a soft manageable dough.
- Do this by hand with a mixer and dough hook or possibly in a large processor.
- Put the dough on a floured work surface and knead till smooth adding more flour if the dough should be sticky.
- Return to a dean bowl cover with a teatowel and stand on a trivet or possibly folded teatowel on top of the simmering plate lid.
- Leave till the dough has doubled in size.
- Remove from the bowl onto a floured work surface knock back and work in the mixed peel and the currants.
- Cut the dough in half shape into 2 rounds and cut each round into 8 even pcs.
- Shape each piece into a bun and place on a greased baking tray.
- Return the tray to the top of the aga on a loth or possibly trivet and allow the buns to rise till doubled in size.
- Brush with the beaten egg.
- Put one ovenshelf on the third set of runners from the top of the roasting ovenand the second ovenshelf on the floor.
- Put in the 2 trays of buns and bake for 15 to 20 min till risen golden and sounding hollow when tapped.
- Immediately on removing from the ovenbrush with the sticky glaze and sprinkle over the granulated sugar.
- Cold on a wire rack.
- Split and serve with good butter when freshly made.
- Makes 16
fresh yeast, salt, sugar, milk, butter, eggs, sugar, mixed pee, egg, milk, sugar
Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/bath-buns-80337 (may not work)