Dessert for 10

Iced Finger Buns

Name: Iced Finger Buns
Total time: 70 min
Yield: 10 servings
Cuisine: British and Irish
Ingredients: 350 ml milk plus extra for brushing (optional); 30 g butter cubed; 500 g strong white bread flour; 10 g fast-action dried yeast; 2 tbsp caster sugar; 300 g icing sugar plus 1 tbsp; 300 ml whipping cream or double cream; 200 g lemon curd; 200 g raspberry jam; 200 g blackcurrant jam; glacé cherries sprinkles or crystallised rose and violet petals (optional)

$5.10for 470 minServes 10

Soft yeast buns rise quickly, bake until golden, then hold whipped cream and bright fruit jam under simple icing.

Photo: bbcgoodfood.com

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Milk, 6.25 oz$0.04/oz typical	6.25 oz	$0.25Typical price
	Butter, 1 oz$0.40/oz typical	1 oz	$0.42Typical price
	Sandwich bread, 1$2.49 each typical	1	$2.20Typical price
	Heavy cream, 11 oz$0.22/oz typical	11 oz	$2.32Typical price
	Jelly, 7 oz$0.16/oz typical	7 oz	$1.13Typical price
	Berries, 14 oz$0.40/oz typical	14 oz	$5.64Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$12.76

Swaps

Swap heavy cream for evaporatedabout $0.08/oz less at typical prices
Swap milk for almondabout $0.01/oz more at typical prices
Swap butter for margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

Cornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoaSugar and brown sugar

Not included in the cost.

70 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
10servings as written
$typical cost tier

British and Irish Vegetarian Budget Desserts

Typical price

$1.28 per serving$5.10 for 4

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Ingredients

350 ml milk plus extra for brushing (optional)
30 g butter cubed
500 g strong white bread flour
10 g fast-action dried yeast
2 tbsp caster sugar
300 g icing sugar plus 1 tbsp
300 ml whipping cream or double cream
200 g lemon curd
200 g raspberry jam
200 g blackcurrant jam
glacé cherries sprinkles or crystallised rose and violet petals (optional)

Steps

Warm the milk and butter in a small saucepan until the butter melts, then cool until warm.
Mix the flour, yeast, and caster sugar in a large bowl, add the milk mixture, and knead for 8 minutes.
Cover the dough and let it rise in a warm place for 20 minutes.
Divide the dough into 10 pieces, shape finger buns, and rest them for 5 minutes while heating the oven to 400 F.
Bake the buns on a baking sheet for 12 minutes, then cool them completely.
Whip the cream with 1 tablespoon icing sugar, fill the buns with cream and jams, and drizzle icing sugar mixed with water over them.