Sri Lankan Tea Buns スリランカのティーパン ( レーズンパン）
These traditional sweet tea buns, known as tea banis is one of the most popular bakery product in Sri Lanka. All most everyone would like to have this delicious soft tea buns with a cup of tea for the tea time . So I decided to share, my method of baking this sweet tea buns for those who were long-awaited to bake them at home . Watch the above well demonstrated video to better understand, how to make this most popular Sri Lankan sweet tea buns at home while reading the written recipe below .
INGREDIENTS :
1)In a small bowl ,combine ,luck warm water ,yeast and 1 tbsp of sugar . Give a good stir and let it sit for about 10 minutes until the yeast is well activated and begins to foam .
2)Crack the egg into a separate bowl and beat vigorously using a spoon or a fork for a minute .
3)Add the beaten egg into the yeast mixture .
***Now, I'm gonna use the traditional Sri Lankan well method for mixing flour with other ingredients to foam a dough for making Sweet tea buns.
4)Place 250 g of flour on a clean ,smooth work surface such as a large board or a marble slab . Make a well in the center .
5)Gradually, add salt and milk powder into the center of the well .
6)Then slowly pour the yeast mixture .
7)Gradually mix the flour and liquid ingredients by hands,drawing the flour from the inside walls of the well.
8)When the flour mixture becomes little thicker add remaining sugar. ( Used 1 tbsp of sugar earlier to make the yeast mixture ). Continue mixing the ingredients together until everything is well combined .
9)In the next step, add margarine into the flour mixture and continue mixing.
10)When the mixture becomes too sticky to handle, add remaining 50 g of flour and continue mixing everything until the dough becomes into a ball .
11)Dust some flour on the work surface to avoid the dough sticking. Cut a piece of the dough using a scraper and place it on top of the dough . Again ,cut off another piece of dough and place it on top of the dough . Repeat this procedure for about 2 minutes .
12)Sprinkle some flour on the surface again and start kneading the dough by hands for about 10 minutes . After a while of kneading ,the dough will be sticky as it has much sugar and butter than a regular bread dough. But don't add extra flour to the dough or work surface . Just have a dough scraper to scrape up the dough that stick to your hands or to collect the dough together while kneading. ( Watch the above video )
13)After 10 minutes, using the windowpane test ,you can easily determine if the dough has been kneaded long enough .( Keep in mind, as this dough has much sugar and butter ,it can be teared off easily than a regular bread dough . But, still the windowpane test is working well.)
14)Flat the dough with your hands . Add raisins in the middle of the dough and collect the dough into a ball with the help of a dough scraper .
15)Again, knead the dough for a further 3 minutes .
16)Let the dough rest in a lightly-oiled bowl for about
2 1/2 hours,covered with a piece of cling film in a warm place.
17)Divide the dough into roughly 5 equal pieces . Roll each portion into a smooth ball and Place the buns onto a parchment-lined tray .
18)Keep the tray in a large plastic bag and let it sit for about 2 hours in a warm place.
***To make the egg wash mixture, you need , 1 egg and 30 ml of liquids such as milk or water .
19)In a small bowl, combine egg and milk. Beat it vigorously with the help of a fork or a spoon . Strain the mixture using a fine mesh strainer .
20)Now, gently apply the prepared egg wash all over the buns and bake them in a preheated oven at 350 F for about 30 minutes until golden brown. The optimum baking time depends on your oven .
21)When the buns are done, take them out of the oven.
Transfer the buns to a cooling rack. Cover with a clean cloth and let cool completely before serving, at least one hour .
ENJOY !!!
INGREDIENTS :
METHOD :
1)In a small bowl ,combine ,luck warm water ,yeast and 1 tbsp of sugar . Give a good stir and let it sit for about 10 minutes until the yeast is well activated and begins to foam .
2)Crack the egg into a separate bowl and beat vigorously using a spoon or a fork for a minute .
3)Add the beaten egg into the yeast mixture .
***Now, I'm gonna use the traditional Sri Lankan well method for mixing flour with other ingredients to foam a dough for making Sweet tea buns.
4)Place 250 g of flour on a clean ,smooth work surface such as a large board or a marble slab . Make a well in the center .
5)Gradually, add salt and milk powder into the center of the well .
6)Then slowly pour the yeast mixture .
7)Gradually mix the flour and liquid ingredients by hands,drawing the flour from the inside walls of the well.
8)When the flour mixture becomes little thicker add remaining sugar. ( Used 1 tbsp of sugar earlier to make the yeast mixture ). Continue mixing the ingredients together until everything is well combined .
9)In the next step, add margarine into the flour mixture and continue mixing.
10)When the mixture becomes too sticky to handle, add remaining 50 g of flour and continue mixing everything until the dough becomes into a ball .
11)Dust some flour on the work surface to avoid the dough sticking. Cut a piece of the dough using a scraper and place it on top of the dough . Again ,cut off another piece of dough and place it on top of the dough . Repeat this procedure for about 2 minutes .
12)Sprinkle some flour on the surface again and start kneading the dough by hands for about 10 minutes . After a while of kneading ,the dough will be sticky as it has much sugar and butter than a regular bread dough. But don't add extra flour to the dough or work surface . Just have a dough scraper to scrape up the dough that stick to your hands or to collect the dough together while kneading. ( Watch the above video )
13)After 10 minutes, using the windowpane test ,you can easily determine if the dough has been kneaded long enough .( Keep in mind, as this dough has much sugar and butter ,it can be teared off easily than a regular bread dough . But, still the windowpane test is working well.)
14)Flat the dough with your hands . Add raisins in the middle of the dough and collect the dough into a ball with the help of a dough scraper .
15)Again, knead the dough for a further 3 minutes .
16)Let the dough rest in a lightly-oiled bowl for about
2 1/2 hours,covered with a piece of cling film in a warm place.
17)Divide the dough into roughly 5 equal pieces . Roll each portion into a smooth ball and Place the buns onto a parchment-lined tray .
18)Keep the tray in a large plastic bag and let it sit for about 2 hours in a warm place.
***To make the egg wash mixture, you need , 1 egg and 30 ml of liquids such as milk or water .
19)In a small bowl, combine egg and milk. Beat it vigorously with the help of a fork or a spoon . Strain the mixture using a fine mesh strainer .
20)Now, gently apply the prepared egg wash all over the buns and bake them in a preheated oven at 350 F for about 30 minutes until golden brown. The optimum baking time depends on your oven .
21)When the buns are done, take them out of the oven.
Transfer the buns to a cooling rack. Cover with a clean cloth and let cool completely before serving, at least one hour .
ENJOY !!!
