Cinnamon Tea Bun

I definitely recommend this!
Especially if you want to dazzle people with your 'from scratch' baking skills!


1 sachet Tandaco Dry Yeast
3.5 cups plain flour
1 tsp salt
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp mixed spice
1 cup warm milk
1 tbsp melted butter
1 egg, lightly beaten


1 egg
1 tbsp milk


Icing:
60g butter
1 cup sifted icing sugar
1 tbsp milk
pink food colouring


- Mix dry ingredients in a large bowl. Add milk, butter and egg. Mix well to form a soft dough. Knead for 10 minutes until smooth and elastic.
- Place dough in a greased bowl. Cover. Leave in a warm place to rise until doubled in volume (approx 1 hour).
- Knock down dough (punch once in the centre - fun!) then knead for 1 minute.
- Shape into an oval tea bun (I made 2 rounds). Place on a greased baking tray. Brush top of bun/s with water. Leave in a warm place until doubled in size (approx 45 min).
- Brush bun/s with egg/milk wash. Bake at 200C for approx 20-25 minutes. Cool on wire rack and ice when cool.


Icing:
Beat butter until light and fluffy, add icing sugar gradually as beating, beat in milk - add food dye (I used Wilton Gel Paste).


The package says to ice and sprinkle with pecans and cinnamon. But what I did was drop a little icing on while hot to make a glaze, sprinkled with cinnamon, then when cooled - iced and sprinkled with coconut!


And here's the deliciously finished product....