I was inspired by ‘Little corners of mine’ food blog to use the bread machine for some part of the baking process in this recipe.

I enjoyed baking it with the help of my bread making machine which does the dough making. The rest is proofing and baking in the oven. Awesome!

Ingredients

• 400ml fresh milk
• 2 tbsp soften butter
• 4 tsp granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup custard powder
• 3 1/4 cup bread flour
• 1 tsp salt
• 2 tsp instant yeast
• 1/3 cup raisins

Method

1. Add the above listed accordingly into your bread maker except yeast and raisins. Lastly, make an indentation on one side flour and add in the yeast. Turn the bread maker to “DOUGH” function. When half mix, add in the raisins.
2. When done, take out the dough and give it a few kneads. Divide into half. Roll one half into a log shape and cut it into 9 pieces. Roll each piece into ball shape and place into a greased 8-inch square pan. Roll the other half into a log shape and cut into 11 pieces. Roll each piece into ball shape and arrange into a 9-inch round pan.
3. Place into an oven with lights on and two bowls of hot water underneath and proof for an hour or until double in size.
4. When proof, take it out and preheat your oven to about 190’C. Place the buns in the middle rack and bake for 12 minutes or until golden brown on top.
5. Cool on wire rack. Make sure it ‘s completely cooled before storing it in an air-tight container or in a freezer bag to freeze for later consumption. This homemade buns are best consumed within 3 days at room temperature. Voila!