Baking Buns

[junderw2]

Whenever I bake buns with dried fruit (raisins, sultanas etc) the fruit always sinks to the bottom of the case, does anyone know of a way to stop this from happening? Thanks

[woofgang]

received baking wisdom suggesrs four varables that can make the fruit sink and these are: mixture a little too wet, oven a little too cool fruit has a sugary coating which dissolves and lubricates the fruits journey downward, fruit wet or juicy, ditto ditto. so...rinse the sugar off the fruit then dry well and shake in a little flour, (I meant the fruit, stop giggling at the back there) try raising the oven temp just slightly and if you are a hobby baker, then consider investing in an oven thermometer to check your cooker temp regulatoreither reduce the amount of liquid in your mix or increase the amount of flour...best of luck.

[incitatus]

also check the thickness of your mixture before adding the fruit. most bun recipes have "add a little milk" at the end. to check the amount, scoopm some mix out of the bowl on a wooden or table spoon. turn the spoon so that the mixture will fall off, and time it. if it drops on the count of five it is ok. if it clings longer, more milk. if shorter more flour.

[sft42]

Aye....buy your buns at the bakers. Simple.

[pandoradeus]

shake them in some flour