Bath Buns Recipe
Bath Buns Recipe is a true taste of English heritage. These golden, soft tea-time treats are enriched with butter, milk, and eggs, yielding a tender crumb with a light, buttery flavor. Laced with currants and orange peel and sprinkled with nib sugar, these rich, sweet buns are a comforting indulgence alongside a hot cup of English breakfast tea. Bath buns bring a timeless sweetness to any table, so bring some home-baked comfort to your table, serving them with butter, jam, or clotted cream!
Equipment
- Oven
- Baking tray
Ingredients
- 6 oz all-purpose flour
- a pinch salt
- 2½ oz butter unsalted
- 1 oz cane sugar
- ½ oz active yeast
- 1 egg
- ¼ cup whole milk
- 1 tbsp currants
- 1 tbsp orange peel
- ½ tsp lemon zest
- 1 egg for brushing
- 1 tbsp nib sugar
Instructions
- Prepare the ingredients.
- Place the sifted flour with salt in a stand mixer. Drop the chopped butter cubes into the flour and rub the butter into the flour using a pastry cutter or your fingertips until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs.
- Whisk lukewarm milk with the yeast and a pinch of sugar using a fork in a small bowl. Add eggs, lemon zest, and cane sugar to the yeast mixture and whisk until combined. Pour this mixture into the flour in the stand mixer and knead it into a smooth, elastic dough using the dough hook attachment for 10 minutes. Grease the bowl with half a teaspoon of butter and cover it with a damp towel. Place it in a warm oven (that has been turned off) and let it rise for 45 minutes.
- Remove the dough ball from the oven after it has doubled in size.
- Add the orange peel and currants to it. Knead it for 2-3 minutes. Divide the dough into four portions and shape each into a ball. Prove the balls covered with a damp towel on a greased baking tray for 10 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.Whisk an egg with a teaspoon of milk, and brush the balls with the egg wash. Sprinkle the nib sugar on top. Bake the buns for 16-17 minutes or until golden on top. Remove the tray from the oven. Let the Bath Buns cool before removing them from the tray. Serve with hot tea or coffee.
Notes
1.Knead the dough until smooth and elastic in the stand mixer. It must be slightly springy.
2. Allow the buns to rise in a warm place or turn on the oven to the lowest settings for a couple of minutes (and then turn it off) and place the dough covered with a damp napkin in it. Let the dough double in size, even if it takes longer, for the Bath Buns will be lighter and tastier.
3. Milk must be warm (100 degrees F) and not too hot, as it will kill the yeast. If the milk is too cold, the dough will not rise properly.
Nutrition
Calories: 258kcalCarbohydrates: 46gProtein: 10gFat: 4gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 86mgSodium: 60mgPotassium: 189mgFiber: 2gSugar: 11gVitamin A: 182IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 65mgIron: 3mg
