Scottish Sweet Bun

http://sweetenyourdayevents.blogspot.com/2012/10/brave-themed-birthday-party.html

REAL RECIPE: http://www.cestmamanquilafait.com/article-gateau-de-merida-gateaux-rebelle-de-disney-109378342.html
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This week is Multicultural week at our school and I've already decorated the door. Now I needed to make a dish from another country. I've made my family's Kolač  recipe many times. We decided to go a different route.  We love Disney around here. And Brave is one of my favorite Disney Princesses (it must be a red head thing!). Hailey really wanted to try the buns that Harris, Hubert and Hamish are always stealing. Amazingly enough there was a pin for it!

 

Now, I'm not exactly Scottish...and... I think  my husband's Irish..I can do a great Merida impression though. We decided it was OK for us to do this one, because...well...it was fun!


Ingredients for 16 drop cakes
- 3 cups  plain flour
- ¾ cup sugar
- 1 Stick real butter (not melted)
- ¼ cup whole milk
- 3 large eggs
- 2 TBSP vanilla extract
- 1 TBSP of baking powder
- 1 pinch of table salt

Icing and red topper (alternative: Wilton microwavable cookie icing)
- 2 cups powder sugar
- 4 ½ TBSP  water
- Glacé cherry or cinnamon drops or other red candy to top. (I used red hots)


Recipe
Beat soft butter with sugar, then add milk, eggs and vanilla extract. Add flour, baking powder and pinch of salt. Mix well. The dough will be sticky. Cover container and place in Refrigerator for  30 minutes.

 

with about 10 minutes left on the waiting, pre heat your oven to 350. Line pan with parchment paper and add little drops of dough (it will still be pretty sticky). If you have an ice cream scoop with the spring in it, it will help give it a rounder form.

 

Bake 7 to 8 minute, bottom shall be deep golden and top puffy and light.At this point I tasted the little pieces that were baked- they were good :)

While they are cooling, mix the icing together. I did a "full dip" of icing on mine for extra flavor.


Verdict: I think they are good, but I might want to use a cookie icing instead next time. I'm not really "into" that kind of icing. We hope the school enjoys them and our cute little sign!