Plain Buns
A bun is a small, usually sweet, bread. Commonly they are hand-sized or smaller, domed in shape, with a flat bottom. A bun can also be a savory bread roll similar to a bap or barmcake.
Description
English
Ingredients
- 500 g flour
- 1 pinch of salt
- 20 g butter
- 25 g sugar
- 12 g fresh yeast
- 1 egg yolk
- 280 ml milk
- 50 g flour for dusting
- 1 egg, beaten with 2 tbsp water
- Half tbsp rock salt
- 1 tbsp sesame seeds
Preparation method
- Add to the bowl the flour, the pinch of salt, sugar, yeast, egg yolk, butter and finally pour in the milk.
- Now on a slow speed mix the ingredients for about 5 minutes.
- It's likely that the dough will become caught on the attachment (in the mixer) so after 5 minutes stop and ease it off with your hands.
- Then, mix again on a medium speed for a further 3 minutes.
- then take the dough out of the bowl.
- Finally, dust some flour over a flat surface, put the dough in the centre and knead it with the palm of your hand. This will give it more texture
- Knead for about 1 minute until the dough gets a velvety texture.
- Place the dough in a bowl, cover it with a tea towel(moist cloth) and leave it in a warm place to rise.
- This should take about an hour.
- Firstly, punch the dough down into the bowl to remove the air and peel it out.
- Then dust a flat surface with flour and place the dough on top
- Now cut it lengthways
- and across four times to make 10 buns.
- Now take one of the buns and roll it into a long strip. Then hold both ends and tie it into a knot.
- Repeat this with five of the buns.
- Make the other five into rounded buns.
- Place the buns on the baking tray lined with greaseproof paper and cover them with the tea towel.
- Then leave them to rise for 20 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 190ºC or gas mark 5.
- After 20 minutes have passed, or when the buns have doubled in size we need to prepare them before baking.
- Using a brush or spoon, generously coat each of the buns with the egg wash.
- Then sprinkle over the sesame seeds followed by the salt.
- Place the baking tray in the centre of the oven and bake the buns for 15 minutes.
- When golden brown, remove the buns from the oven and serve while warm.
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