Olive oil buns
Olive oil may seem like an unusual flavour for a bun, but it is subtle and these also work well with a handful of dark chocolate chips.
SERVES
12
PEOPLE
PREP TIME
20
MINUTES
COOKING TIME
20
MINUTES
Ingredients
1 egg
125mls milk
60 mls olive oil — as strongly flavoured as you wish
the zest of 2 lemons
115g golden caster sugar
200g plain flour, sieved
2 tsp baking powder, sieved
For the icing:
100g icing sugar, sieved
20mls light olive oil
40g soft butter
Method
Preheat your oven to 170°C and pop bun cases into a 12-hole tin.
Beat your egg until it is foamy and doubled in volume. Gently whisk in the milk, olive oil, zest and sugar until smooth.
Add in your flour and baking powder until well combined and the batter is smooth.
Scoop the mixture between your bun cases and bake for about 20 minutes until the top is golden and the buns are baked through. Once cool enough to handle, place on a wire rack to cool completely.
To make the icing: whisk the ingredients together until doubled in volume. Pipe or palette the icing onto the buns.
