British Cream Buns
This is a nice easy baked doughnut type bun.. Would buy these in the school cafe... On the way home from school many many times..we would gobble them up...
Steps
Sift the dry yeast with the flour and sugar.
Rub the butter into the dry mixture until you a fine crumb type mixture.
Add the warm water and warm milk and salt combined together , into the dry mixture.
Combine until a soft dough.
Place onto a lightly floured board and knead 8 minutes.
Of course all the above can be done in your electric mixer with a dough hook as you would any bread dough.
Put dough into light oiled bowl , cover and let stand in a draft free warm area for 2 hours or until doubled.
Punch dough down.
Place again onto a board and knead by hand 4 minutes.
Divide into 12 portions for the buns.
Knead each portion into a nice round bun , and place onto a greased cookie sheet.
Leaving enough room for rising in between.
Set aside covered in a warm place until about 1 / 2 doubled in size or about 15 to 20 minutes.
Brush with beaten yolk and water combined into a wash.
Bake in a hot oven 450 degrees oven for 10 minutes.
Reduce heat to 350 degrees for the last 15 .
Ingredients
unbleached all-purpose flour, salted butter, granulated sugar, active dry yeast, warm water, whole milk, salt, egg yolk, water, sugar, butter, vanilla