A COLONIAL BOSTON BUN

This recipe for a colonial Boston bun incorporates 1/2 cup of cooked mashed potato. You need to use a potato that is suited to mashing ( all rounder ). Preheat your oven to 160 deg C. Grease a 20 cm round cake pan and line with baking paper. Using your electric mixer cream together 1/2 cup of cold mashed potato with 1/2 cup of raw sugar, making sure the mixture is free of any lumps. Now add 125ml of milk ( 1/2 cup ) along with a heaped cup of self raising (firmly packed)to the mix. Finally stir through 3/4 cup of sultanas and place the mixture in the prepared pan and carefully smooth over. Place the pan in the preheated oven for 30 minutes or until golden . Icing .... Mix together 1 cup of icing sugar (125gm ) in a small bowl with 15gm ( 1 dsp ) of melted butter / marg and stir through 2 tbs of warm water. When the bun has completely cooled spread the icing over the top and sprinkle with cinnamon sugar and top with a sprinkle of desiccated coconut. Delicious.