Citron And Lemon Glazed Bath Buns

Ingredients

• 4 cups flour
• 1 cup milk
• ½ cup sugar
• ¼ cup butter
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ½ nutmeg, grated
• ½ compressed yeast cake
• 3 eggs, separated
• ¼ cup lukewarm water
• Citron pieces
• Sugar lumps, wet with lemon juice
• 1 egg diluted with water
• Sugar dissolved in milk
• Powdered sugar for sprinkling

Method

1. 1 Mix salt, sugar, nutmeg, and flour in a large bowl. Scald milk, melt butter in it, then let cool to lukewarm.
2. 2 Dissolve yeast in ¼ cup lukewarm water. Add yeast mixture, beaten egg yolks, and whites separately to the milk. Stir in flour to form a soft dough.
3. 3 Knead dough on a board for 20 minutes. Cover and let rise overnight in a warm place.
4. 4 Turn dough out, roll, rub with butter, and fold several times. Cut into egg-sized pieces and mold into balls.
5. 5 Press a piece of citron and a sugar lump wet with lemon juice into each bun. Place on a baking tin and rise until doubled.
6. 6 Brush tops with diluted egg. Bake in a moderate oven (350°F) for 30 minutes. Brush with sugar-milk mixture and glaze briefly. Sprinkle with powdered sugar.