Name: Snowman coconut iced buns
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 25 min
Yield: 10
Ingredients: 500g white bread mix; 100g golden caster sugar; 200-250ml warm milk; 30g unsalted butter melted and cooled; 1 medium egg lightly beaten; flavourless oil for proving; plain flour for dusting; 300g icing sugar; 100g desiccated coconut; black and orange fondant icing

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Snowman coconut iced buns

Snowman coconut iced buns

Esther Clark

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Serves 10

Easy

Prep: 25 mins

Cook: 1 hr

plus at least 2hrs 30 mins proving

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Make these cute iced bun snowmen with the kids – they'll love decorating the faces with desiccated coconut and fondant icing

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Ingredients

Nutrition

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500g white bread mix
100g golden caster sugar
200-250ml warm milk
30g unsalted butter

melted and cooled
1 medium egg

lightly beaten
flavourless oil

for proving
plain flour

for dusting

For the topping

300g icing sugar
100g desiccated coconut
black and orange fondant icing

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Nutrition: Per serving

kcal379
fat8g
saturates6g
carbs69g
sugars46g
fibre3g
protein7g
salt0.5g

Method

step 1

Combine the bread mix and caster sugar in a large bowl. Make a well in the centre and pour in 200ml of the milk, the melted butter and egg, then mix together swiftly with a wooden spoon. If it feels a little dry, add a dash more milk. Knead on a lightly floured surface for 5-10 mins until you have a dough that is smooth and springy. Put the dough in a large, lightly oiled mixing bowl, then cover and leave in a warm place for 1½-2 hrs, or until doubled in size.
step 2

Tip the dough out of its bowl onto a lightly floured surface and knock it back (gently kneading it a few times to expel the air). Split the dough into 10 equal-sized pieces, then shape each one into a ball and roll out to a diameter of about 10cm. Pinch the bottom tightly together to seal. Arrange nine of the buns, pinched-side down, on a baking sheet lined with baking parchment, ensuring there is a good amount of space between each one. Cover loosely and leave for 1 hr more to double in size.
step 3

Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/ gas 6. Bake for 20-25 mins in the centre of the oven until golden brown, then remove from the oven and leave to cool completely on the baking sheet.
step 4

Mix the icing sugar and 3 tbsp water together to create a thick, glossy icing. Dip each one in the icing, then in the desiccated coconut. Make two eyes using the black icing, plus smaller blobs (to look like coal) for the mouth. Use the orange icing to make little carrot noses. Leave the buns to set at room temperature for 1 hr. Will keep in an airtight container for up to three days.

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