Glazed Raisin Bun

You'll enjoy this bun for it's fruit and mild zest. It's a lovely lunch addition and sure to please the raisin fans in your house.

You will need:

• 500 grams of flour
• 1/2 teaspoon of salt
• 150 grams of sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon of ground cardamom
• grated rind of 1 lemon
• 200 mls Sourdough Starter
• 90 grams of butter
• 2 eggs
• 120 grams of raisins

In a bowl add the flour, sugar, salt, cardamom, lemon zest and mix together.

Make a well in the bottom of your dry mixture the add the sourdough starter. Use your cake mixer dough hook to combine it.

Beat the two eggs and add to the dough mix. Melt the butter then add to the bowl and mix.

Remove your dough from the bowl and kneed flat. Add raisins and currants and kneed until combined.

Once you have shaped your dough into a ball, cover it and leave until morning. This will give time for the sourdough to activate throughout the dough.

Cut your dough ball into three equal pieces and roll each into a ball.

Place each ball into the same baking dish, deliberately squashing them together. Bake for one hour at 180C (360F) until golden brown and it springs back from the touch.

While your raisin bun is cooking, make your glaze by cooking one tablespoon of sugar and one tablespoon of water over a medium heat until the sugar is dissolved.

Remove your raisin bun from the oven and remove from baking dish, allowing it to cool on a rack.

Baste over your glaze and you're ready to serve.