Description
Rock buns combine British comfort with nostalgic charm, delivering crumbly, sweet delights packed with currants and a hint of spice. Homemade treats like these connect generations, offering warm memories with each delectable bite you’ll cherish.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 225 grams (8 ounces) self-raising flour
- 100 grams (4 ounces) margarine or butter
- 1 free-range egg
Fruit and Sweet Components:
- 100 grams (4 ounces) mixed dried fruit with peel
- 50 grams (2 ounces) caster sugar
- Additional caster sugar for sprinkling
Seasoning:
- Pinch of salt
- Milk (as needed)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 200°C (400°F) and prepare two baking sheets with parchment paper or a light grease coating.
- Sift flour and salt into a mixing bowl, then incorporate butter using fingertips until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
- Gently fold sugar and dried fruit into the crumbly mixture, ensuring even distribution.
- Whisk egg with a splash of milk, then gradually pour into the dry ingredients while mixing to create a cohesive, slightly stiff dough.
- Using a spoon or hands, create rustic, uneven mounds of the dough and place them onto the prepared baking sheets, spacing them slightly apart.
- Bake for 12-15 minutes, or until the rock buns develop a golden-brown exterior and appear slightly risen.
- Remove from the oven and immediately dust with a light sprinkle of caster sugar while still warm.
- Transfer buns to a wire rack and allow to cool completely, which helps them develop a crisp exterior and tender interior.
Notes
- Choose very cold butter for the most crumbly, tender texture that melts perfectly in your mouth.
- Mix dried fruits like currants, raisins, or mixed peel to add delightful bursts of sweetness and texture variation.
- For a gluten-free version, substitute regular flour with a high-quality gluten-free flour blend and add a pinch of xanthan gum to help bind the mixture.
- Adjust baking time by a few minutes depending on your oven’s characteristics, watching closely to prevent over-browning of the golden-crisp edges.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10-15 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: British
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12
- Calories: 184 kcal
- Sugar: 9 g
- Sodium: 100 mg
- Fat: 8 g
- Saturated Fat: 3 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0.1 g
- Carbohydrates: 25 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 37 mg