Revel Buns

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 teaspoon saffron
• 3 tablespoons milk, warmed
• 8 ounces flour
• 1 pinch salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 2 ounces butter
• 2 ounces currants
• 1 ounce yeast
• 1 teaspoon caster sugar
• 2 ounces clotted cream
• 1 egg, beaten to glaze

Recipe

• 1 stir saffron in to warm milk, cover and let stand overnight.
• 2 next day, sift flou, salt and cinnamon well, rub in butter.
• 3 add currants and make a well in the center.
• 4 reheat the saffron milk just until warm to touch.
• 5 cream yeast and sugar, proof until frothy.
• 6 add saffron milk, including strands of saffron, the cream and almost all the egg.
• 7 pour into the well and mix to a soft dough.
• 8 turn out on floured surface and knead 2 to 3 minutes.
• 9 return to bowl, cover with clean tea towel, leave until doubled.
• 10 punch down, divide into 8 and shape into buns.
• 11 grease baking sheet, place buns on sheet and let rise for another 20 minutes.
• 12 set oven to 375 or mark 5.
• 13 brush buns lightly with remaining egg and bake for 15 to 20 minutes, or ntil golden brown.
• 14 cool on wire rack.