Lovely Buns

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Ingredients for these lovely iced buns

How to make your iced buns

Warm the milk to just above body temperature (no hotter than 40 degrees centigrade and add a teaspoon of the sugar and a tablespoon of the flour. Sprinkle in the yeast and whisk to get some air in there. Leave in a warm place for half an hour until frothy.

While the yeast is getting to work, sift the rest of the flour through a sieve into ur into a large mixing bowl. Add the remaining sugar, and stir in the egg and lemon rind. Now pour in the frothy yeast mixture and stir well. Eventually your mix will form a light dough. now knead in the butter and then cover the bowl with a damp towl and leave in a warm spot to rest for at least half an hour, or a full hour if you have the time.

A good technique for adding the sultanas without loosing the air from the dough is to sprinke them over the top and then tear the dough into pieces again and again so that the sultanas get thoroughly mixed in.

This is enough for about 16 buns so roll 16 balls and place on greased baking sheet, leaving each one lots of space to spread as it cooks. Cover the baking sheet with a damp towel again and let the buns rest for another half hour before placing in a preheated oven (230°C, 450°F, gas mark 8) for 10-12 minutes.

Cool your buns on a wire rack. Once they are fully cooled make the icing (just mix the icing sugar with 1-2 tablespoons of warm water and stir with a metal spoon until all the lumps are gone. If you want it a bit thicker, add more icing sugar, if you want it thinner, add a little more water. Finally spoon over the buns and serve with a nice cup of tea.

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