Strawberry Bun recipe, Makes twenty Buns...

After a day spent baking with the little ones, i thought id share one of our favourite recipes for all you home baking sweet lovers.

You will need...
150 grams unsalted butter or margarine.
450 grams self raising flour.
a pinch of salt.
150 gram of sugar (regular granulated).
4 eggs, lightly beaten.
strawberry jam.
2x baking tray.
greaseproof paper.

Method...

1. Lightly grease your baking trays and line with greaseproof paper.
2. Rub the fat into the flour and salt until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs.
3. Stir in the sugar.
4. Make a well in the centre, add the eggs and mix well to form a stiff dough.
5. Turn out the mixture onto a well floured board and form into a roll.
6. Cut into 10 equal pieces, shape them into balls and place well apart on baking tray.
7. Make a well in the centre of each, and add a little of the strawberry jam.
8. Close up the openings to hide the jam inside.
9. Sprinkle a little more sugar over your dough balls.
10. Bake in the oven at 200C for about 15 mins, or until they look like these.

Not quite a cake, and not quite a biscuit these are somewhere in between and are very pleasing on the tastebuds. Let me know if you made some yourself, and how much you enjoyed them.