Bakery-Style Bun

Ingredients

• 3 cups Vishnu Foods Maida
• 1 cup warm milk
• 2 teaspoons instant yeast
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3 tablespoons butter, softened
• 1 egg or 2 tablespoons milk for the glaze

Method

1. 01

   Stir the yeast and sugar into the warm milk and leave for ten minutes until frothy.

2. 02

   Mix the maida and salt, add the yeast mixture and knead into a dough.

3. 03

   Work in the butter and knead for ten minutes until the dough is smooth and elastic.

4. 04

   Cover and leave to rise until doubled, about an hour.

5. 05

   Knock back, divide into equal balls and place them on a lined tray, leaving space between them.

6. 06

   Cover and prove for another forty minutes.

7. 07

   Brush with the glaze and bake at 180°C for eighteen to twenty minutes until deep golden.

8. 08

   Brush with butter while still hot.