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Makes 15 approx
Ingredients
For stage one:
160g strong plain flour
25g fresh yeast
250g tepid water (not hot)
25g sugar
For stage two:
360g strong plain flour
60g sugar
15g milk powder
70g Cornish butter A pinch of salt
Method
Stage one:
1. Dissolve the yeast and sugar in the water
2. Pour into the flour and whisk
3. Cover and leave in a warm place
4. This will ferment and rapidly double in size
5. When the yeast runs out of sugar, it will begin to collapse
Stage two:
1. Mix the dry ingredients and then slowly mix in the butter
2. Add the fermented mixture from stage one slowly until absorbed.
3. Increase the mixer speed until the dough clears and becomes glossy
4. Cover and leave for about half an hour
5. Knead the dough and then divide into 15 equal pieces and mould into balls
6. Place on a greased baking tray. Cover and leave until they have doubled their size
7. Cook in a hot oven 180C for about 16 minutes
8. Test to see if they sound hollow
9. Put on a cooling tray and dredge with icing sugar
10. …See how long you can wait before eating one!