COFFEE OR STRAWBERRY ICED FINGER BUNS

1/2 cup warm water
1/2 cup warm milk
1/3 cup caster sugar
80 grams butter, soft (1/3 cup)
1 teaspoon salt
1 egg, lightly beaten
3 1/2 cups plain flour
1 heaped teaspoon bread improver, optional
3 teaspoons instant dried yeast
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1 cup sultanas

line 2 x small or 1 large baking trays with baking paper.

BREAD MACHINE.....
place all ingredients except sultanas into bread machine in order as recommended by the manufacturer. set to dough cycle.

add sultanas once dough has come together. dough should double in size.

when ready, punch dough down and divide into 12 equal sized pieces and roll each piece into a log.

place logs onto baking tray. cover the tray with a teatowel and let dough rise for
another 45 - 60 minutes or until doubled in size.

heat oven to 190 c (375 c) and cook for 20 -25 minutes until golden.

cool on wire rack and ice when cold.  serve with butter

BY HAND....
in a large bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water.
stir in milk, sugar, butter, salt, egg and 2 cups of the flour.

using an electric mixer, beat until smooth.( can also use a wooden spoon)

stir in remaining flour. if dough is too sticky, add a little more flour.

turn onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic.

place in a large greased bowl, then turn greased side up cover and let rise in a warm place until double, about 1 1/2 hours.

follow rest of the directions for bread machine from punch down.



COFFEE ICING....covers 6 buns

1 1/2 cups icing sugar
1 tablespoon butter
2 teaspoons instant coffee granules
1 teapoon warm water
milk

walnut crumbs

mix the coffee and water together in a bowl. add the icing sugar, butter and enough milk to make a spreadable paste.

spread over 6 buns and sprinkle with walnut crumbs.

double recipe for 12 buns.

STRAWBERRY ICING...for 6 buns

1 1/2 cups icing sugar
1 tablespoons butter
2 teaspoons strawberry essence
few drops pink food colour
milk
100's & 1000's

mix the icing sugar, butter, essence and food colour together with enough milk to make a spreadable paste.

spread over 6 buns and sprinkle with 100's & 1000's.

double recipe for 12 buns.