Easy iced buns

Easy iced buns

Kids will love these old fashioned iced buns, get them to help you decorate them too!

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Makes 20

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 30 mins

Cook time

Cook 15 mins

plus rising
Freezable

Low-fat

Freeze un-decorated

Method

  1. Pulse together the bread mix and sugar in a food processor or table-top mixer. While the motor is running, add the egg and about 250-300ml lukewarm water, until a soft dough is formed. Knead on a lightly floured surface until smooth, about 5-10 mins. Leave in an oiled bowl, covered with oiled cling film, in a warm place until doubled in size - about 1 hr.
  2. Knock back dough by squashing with your fist, and divide into 20 even-sized pieces - keep covered with a clean tea towel so they don't dry out. Shape each into a sausage and place on an oiled baking tray. Cover with oiled cling film and rise until doubled in size again.
  3. Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Remove film and cook buns on top shelf for 8-10 mins, until golden. Cool on a wire rack. To decorate, mix icing sugar with a little water until stiff but spreadable - add food colouring, if you like. Dip in the top of each bun and scatter with sprinkles.

PER SERVING

183 kcalories, protein 4.0g, carbohydrate 42.0g, fat 1.0 g, saturated fat 0.0g, fibre 1.0g, sugar 25.0g, salt 0.46 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, May 2011.

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  • 29 April 2012

    Gilly commented on this recipe

    Made these today, used hovis whiite bread mix as that's what I had in. Used fondant icing sugar to make the icing. Buns were lovely and my daughter, who is an iced bun fan, liked them better then the baker's.

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  • 13 June 2012

    twint rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    these are brilliant! really easy to make and turned out great! only reason they didnt get 5 stars was they were a bit heavier than i expected. i made them in the evening and my little boy had great fun decorating them the next day and he loved eating them to! Will definately make again!

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  • 01 August 2012

    Lesley rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    My grandchildren (and their parents) loved these and they were so easy to make. I didn't use a bread mix, just my usual white bread recipe for my breadmaker. I whisked up the egg and then added water to the 300ml mark and didn't find the dough sticky at all. Sugar was just the right amount to sweeten the buns without making them over sweet. I shall be making these a lot.

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  • 11 October 2012

    profilea2 commented on this recipe

    These are so cute and great fun to make with the kids. And as far as naughty treats go this is ways less bad than a muffin!

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  • 05 April 2013

    littleh rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Made these today with my children. Followed the advice and made using my usual 500g bread machine recipe plus the sugar and egg. It was very wet and hard to work but tastes wonderful. Will never buy shop bought again! Might try with less water to compensate for the egg next time, there will be a next time.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Makes 20

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 30 mins

Cook time

Cook 15 mins

plus rising
Freezable

Low-fat

Freeze un-decorated

Ingredients

  • 500g white bread mix (we used Wright's)
  • 100g caster sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 350g icing sugar
  • sprinkles (plus food colouring, if you like)
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PER SERVING

183 kcalories, protein 4.0g, carbohydrate 42.0g, fat 1.0 g, saturated fat 0.0g, fibre 1.0g, sugar 25.0g, salt 0.46 g

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