TRADITIONAL ENGLISH RECIPES

SUFFOLK BUNS

How about making a dozen buns as a surprise? Simple and quick to make - these were original baked around the Suffolk Coast long ago - an area which, even today, is still remarkably remote. (Visit our Free E-card page or our Legends pages to see pictures of the area).

Ingredients:
12 oz Flour
4 oz Ground rice
2 Eggs
4 oz Butter
3 oz Sugar
2 teaspoons Baking powder
Large pinch of caraway seeds
Milk
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Method:
1. Heat the oven to 400'F (gas mark 6).
2. In a cool earthenware or glass bowl mix the ground rice and baking powder until well mixed together.
3. Using your fingers, rub in the butter and keep rubbing until all the mixture looks like fine breadcrumbs. The mixture must be fine or the buns will not turn out well.
4. Once you are happy that the mixture is fine enough then, still using your fingers, stir in the sugar and the caraway seeds until well mixed.
5. Stir in the eggs (using a wooden spoon) and start to gently stir in the milk until the mixture becomes a smooth firm paste.
6. Lightly cover your working surface with flour and turn out the mixture. Roll out until the mixture is about 1" thick. Using a 2" diameter pastry cutter cut out as many rounds as possible - hopefully you should be able to make at least 12.
7. Grease a baking tray and place the rounds onto it. (Or line a shallow tray with a baking sheet). Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until golden.