Milk Buns

Ingredients:

For Activating The Yeast:

1. 1 tbsp dry yeast

2. 1 tbsp caster sugar (or any type of sugar)

3. 1/3 cup warm water (about 35 - 40°C)

For The Buns:

1. 4 cups plain flour

2. 2 tbsp caster sugar

3. 2 tsp table salt

4. 1 tbsp milk powder

5. 15g unsalted butter (melted)

6. 1 egg white

7. 1 egg yolk

8. 1 cup warm milk (about 35 - 40°C)

9. 1 tbsp vegetable oil

10. 2 tsps milk

Method:

To activate the yeast:

1. Combine all ingredients listed as used for activating the yeast in a bottle/jar and leave to froth.

To make the buns:

1. Mix the plain flour, caster sugar, table salt and milk powder in a large bowl.

2. Add the melted butter into the mixture and mix well.

3. Add the yeast mixture into the bowl and combine.

4. Add the egg white and the milk slowly (in stages) into the bowl.

5. Make sure the ingredients in your bowl are mixed well. This forms quite a messy and sticky mixture. Leave this for at least an hour for the gluten to form.

6. Transfer the mixture to a floured table top/ board and knead it into a ball. Use extra flour to help form the dough and make it less sticky.

7. Rub oil in a bowl and place the dough in it. Cover the bowl with a towel, and leave the dough to rise in a warm place.

8. When the dough has risen to more than double its size, repeat the kneading process. Using a rolling pin, spread the dough and fold it.

9. Cut the dough into 8 parts. Knead each part into a ball. Place the balls on a greased baking tray (or use baking paper).

10. Using the back of a butter knife, make parallel dents and press the dough out. Leave the 8 balls to rise.

11. Just before proceeding to step 12 of this recipe, preheat the oven to 170°C.

12. Brush each with a mixture made from the egg yolks and the milk.

13. Bake for 25 minutes.

14. Remove the buns and leave them to cool on a cooling rack.