LEMON FRUIT TWIST

We will be preparing this ' lead up to Christmas " bun . A little Christmassy treat to share with a cuppa when friends call in for a catch up before the big day . Preheat your oven to 160 deg C . Lightly grease an oven tray and line with baking paper . Place 2 nd 1/2 cups of self raising flour in a large bowl and rub in 60 gm of butter / marg. Stir in 1 tbs of castor sugar , 2 tbs of sultanas ,1 dsp of lemon rind , tghen 1 lightly beaten egg and 1/2 cup of milk . Now knead the dough on a 'lightly' floured surface until smooth .( use the heel of your hand.) Divide the dough into 3 , roll each into 40cm roll . Plait the rolls firmly together to form a round shape . Place on the oven tray and bake in your preheated oven for 20 minutes . While the dough is in the oven , prepare your sugar glaze ...mix 1 tbs of sugar with 2 tbs of boiling water and mix till the sugar is completely dissolved . At the end of baking time 20 minutes , brush the twist with your sugar glaze and then return it to the oven for 5 minutes . Lift on to a wire rack to cool . Okay now prepare your lemon icing ... Mix together 3/4 cup of icing sugar , 1 tbs of lemon juice , 15 gm of softened butter / marg and 1 tbs of boiling water ... to mix to a pouring consistency . Drizzle your twist loaf with the icing . Sprinkle with 2 tbs of mixed peel and 2 tbs of chopped glace cherries .