Scottish Coffee Buns

Ingredients for 4 servings:

• 100 g butter or margarine, soft
• 60 g brown sugar
• 1 tbsp syrup (golden syrup or caramel syrup)
• 1 egg(s)
• 200 g wheat flour type 405
• 2 tsp, leveled baking powder
• 1 tsp ginger powder
• 1 tsp cinnamon powder
• 1 tsp gingerbread spice or speculatius spice
• 1 tsp, leveled baking soda
• 1 tsp, crushed cream of tartar baking powder
• 1 pinch of salt
• 50 g raisins
• 1 tsp flavoring (coffee essence)
• 50 g butter
• 100 g powdered sugar
• 3 tsp flavoring (coffee essence)

Instructions

Working time approx. 15 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 25 minutes; Total time approx. 40 minutes

Preheat the oven to 175°C (top/bottom heat). For the dough, cream the very soft butter or margarine with the sugar and syrup until the sugar has dissolved. Add the egg and beat everything until fluffy. If the butter or margarine isn’t soft enough, the mixture won’t be creamy! Mix the flour with the spices, salt, and raising agent and stir into the butter mixture. Mix in the raisins and coffee essence. Using a tablespoon, scoop out golf-ball-sized balls and briefly form them in your hands, placing them on the baking sheet with enough space between them. The buns will rise well. Bake for about 25 minutes until golden brown. You should make about 8 buns; after baking, they will be about the size of your palm. If you want them smaller, please reduce the baking time accordingly! The buns should be cookie-like, but not burnt! While the coffee buns are in the oven, prepare the buttercream. To do this, mix the softened butter with the powdered sugar and add as much coffee essence as desired. Adjust to your taste. You may need to add more powdered sugar if the mixture is too soft. Once the coffee buns have cooled, cover them generously with buttercream and sandwich them together with another bun. Then enjoy with plenty of tea or coffee!