Scottish Black Bun

Total Time: 3 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs 30 mins

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 12 tablespoons cold butter
• 1 tablespoon icing sugar
• 2 egg yolks
• 2 tablespoons ice water
• 2 1/2 cups chopped raisins
• 2 1/4 cups currants
• 1/2 cup dried mixed peel
• 3/4 cup chopped blanched almond
• 2/3 cup icing sugar, plus
• 1 tablespoon icing sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 2 tablespoons whiskey
• 2/3 cup flour
• 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 1 egg, plus
• 1 egg yolk, beaten
• 1 egg , beaten
• 1 teaspoon granulated sugar

Recipe

• 1 brush a bread pan lightly with vegetable oil or shortening.
• 2 in a food processor add the flour, cold butter and sugar.
• 3 process for 10 seconds or until mixture is fine and crumbly.
• 4 add yolks and water, processing for 15 seconds or until mixture forms a soft dough.
• 5 remove blade, cover with plastic wrap and place in the fridge for 20 minutes.
• 6 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 7 in a large bowl combine raising, currants, peel, almonds, sugar, spices and whiskey.
• 8 stir to evenly coat.
• 9 sift flour, cream of tartar and baking soda over fruit mixture.
• 10 stir to coat.
• 11 add milk, egg and extra egg yolk.
• 12 using a wooden spoon mix until well combined.
• 13 roll out 2/3 of the pastry into a rectangle.
• 14 line the bottom and sides of prepared bread pan.
• 15 spoon fruit filling firmly into lined pan, smoothing surface.
• 16 roll out remaining pastry.
• 17 brush edge of pastry and fruit filling with the lightly beaten egg .
• 18 place pastry lid over fruit.
• 19 pinch or flute edges.
• 20 brush the top of pastry with remaining egg .
• 21 sprinkle with the granulated sugar.
• 22 bake for 1 hour.
• 23 reduce heat to 325 degrees and continue to bake for another 1 and 1/2 hours.
• 24 remove and cool in tin.