Golden Tea Buns Sally Lunn Bunns Recipes

SALLY LUNN TEA BREAD - ORIGINAL RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425f, grease a 6 inch deep cake tin.
• Combine all the batter ingredients in a bowl, beat until smooth and leave in a warm place until it goes frothy.
• Add all the dough ingredients to the batter and stir until smooth. Pour batter into the tin, cover and leave until doubled in size.
• Bake uncovered for 35 minutes, until golden brown.
• Turn out on wire rack and leave to cool.
• This mixture can be made as one large loaf, or as smaller buns which can be split and toasted.

GOLDEN TEA BUNS (SALLY LUNN BUNNS)

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, heat the cream with the butter over low heat until the butter is melted. Pour the mixture into a large bowl and let it cool to lukewarm.
• Stir in the yeast, sugar, and salt and let the mixture stand for 5 minutes, or until foamy.
• Beat in the eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition, and add the flour, about 1 cup at a time, beating after each addition until the batter is smooth.
• Let the batter rise, covered with a kitchen towel, in a warm place for 3 hours, or until it is double in bulk.
• Beat the batter well to deflate it and divide it among 24 buttered or paper-lined 1/2-cup muffin tins, filling each tin about halfway.
• With buttered fingers smooth the tops. Let the buns rise, covered with a kitchen towel, in a warm place for 1 hour, or until they are double in bulk.
• Bake the buns in the middle of a preheated 375°F oven for 12-17 minutes, or until tester comes out clean and the buns are golden. Serve warm.

TEA BUNS

Steps:

• Stir together dry ingredients.
• Cut in butter or margarine until well-blended and no longer lumpy.
• Add raisins.
• Add milk.
• Roll dough onto a lightly floured surface and roll with a rolling pin until 1-1/2 inches thick.
• Place on a greased baking sheet.
• Bake at 375 for 13-15 minutes.