Dessert for 10

Iced Finger Buns

Name: Iced Finger Buns
Total time: 70 min
Yield: 10 servings
Cuisine: British and Irish
Ingredients: 350 ml milk plus extra for brushing (optional); 30 g butter cubed; 500 g strong white bread flour; 10 g fast-action dried yeast; 2 tbsp caster sugar; 300 g icing sugar plus 1 tbsp; 300 ml whipping cream or double cream; 200 g lemon curd; 200 g raspberry jam; 200 g blackcurrant jam; glacé cherries sprinkles or crystallised rose and violet petals (optional)

Soft yeast buns rise quickly, bake until golden, then hold whipped cream and bright fruit jam under simple icing.

Typical price

$4.78for 4 servings

$1.20 per serving$4.78 for 4

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70 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
10servings as written
$typical cost tier

British and Irish Vegetarian Budget Desserts

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
Milk$0.04/oz typical	6.25 oz	$0.25Typical price
Butter$0.40/oz typical	1 oz	$0.42Typical price
Sandwich bread$2.49 each typical	1	$2.20Typical price
Heavy cream$0.22/oz typical	11 oz	$2.32Typical price
Jelly or jam$0.16/oz typical	7 oz	$1.13Typical price
Berries$0.40/oz typical	14 oz	$5.64Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$11.96

Pantry staples you likely have

Cornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoaSugar and brown sugar

Not included in the cost.

Ingredients

350 ml milk plus extra for brushing (optional)
30 g butter cubed
500 g strong white bread flour
10 g fast-action dried yeast
2 tbsp caster sugar
300 g icing sugar plus 1 tbsp
300 ml whipping cream or double cream
200 g lemon curd
200 g raspberry jam
200 g blackcurrant jam
glacé cherries sprinkles or crystallised rose and violet petals (optional)

Steps

Warm the milk and butter in a small saucepan until the butter melts, then cool until warm.
Mix the flour, yeast, and caster sugar in a large bowl, add the milk mixture, and knead for 8 minutes.
Cover the dough and let it rise in a warm place for 20 minutes.
Divide the dough into 10 pieces, shape finger buns, and rest them for 5 minutes while heating the oven to 400 F.
Bake the buns on a baking sheet for 12 minutes, then cool them completely.
Whip the cream with 1 tablespoon icing sugar, fill the buns with cream and jams, and drizzle icing sugar mixed with water over them.

Swaps

Heavy cream for Evaporated or condensed milkabout $0.08/oz less at typical prices
Milk for Almond, soy or oat milkabout $0.01/oz more at typical prices
Butter for Margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices