Lemon Buns

Photo: flickr user stu_spivack

Ingredients

2 ounces Caster sugar

5 tablespoons Lukewarm milk

2 teaspoons Dried yeast

8 ounces Strong plain flour

Salt

Grated rind of 2lemons

1 Egg

1 Egg yolk

2 ounces Butter

Preparation

Dissolve 1/2 teasp of the sugar in the milk and sprinkle the yeast on top.

Leave in a warm place for 15 min till frothy. Sift the flour and a pinch of salt into a bowl and stir in the remaining sugar and lemon rind. Add the yeast mixture, beaten egg and yolk and melted butter and mix to a stiff dough. Divide between greased 12-hole bun tray. Cover with oiled polythene and leave to rise in a warm place till doubled in size. Preheat the oven to 375F. Bake the buns for about 25 min till well risen. Cool on a wire rack.