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.

Olive oil buns

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

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