Overnight Currant Buns

Ingredients

• 4 cups flour
• 1/2 cup sugar
• pinch of salt
• 1 egg
• 1 cup milk
• 1/2 cake compressed yeast
• 1/2 cup melted butter
• 1 handful currants
• sugar and water for topping

Method

1. 1 Sift together flour, sugar, and salt. Make a well in the center.
2. 2 Add egg, milk, yeast, and melted butter to the well. Mix until combined.
3. 3 Cover and let rise overnight.
4. 4 The next morning, stir in currants. Let rise until 10:30 AM.
5. 5 Roll out the dough and cut into rounds with a biscuit cutter.
6. 6 Let buns rise again until 11:45 AM.
7. 7 Bake for 10 minutes, then rub tops with a mixture of sugar and water.