Rum Buns

Total Time: 4 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 4 hrs Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 24
• 1 cup milk, scalded
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup vegetable shortening
• 1 1/4 teaspoons salt
• 1/4 ounce dried yeast
• 1 egg
• 1 1/2 teaspoons rum extract
• 3 1/2 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons butter, melted
• 1/4 cup raisins, cut into pieces
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon rum extract
• 2 tablespoons hot water

Recipe

• 1 pour scalded milk over 1/4 cup sugar, shortening and salt.
• 2 cool to lukewarm and sprinkle yeast into it. beat with rotary beater until smooth.
• 3 add beaten egg and 1 1/2 teaspoons rum extract.
• 4 add half the flour and beat with rotary beater until smooth.
• 5 add remaining flour and mix until smooth. cover with towel and let rise in a warm place (80 to 85 degrees) until double in bulk - about 3 hours.
• 6 roll dough into 2 strips, each 12 inches long, 1/2 inch thick and 4 inches wide.
• 7 brush top with melted butter and sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup sugar and raisins. roll up, pulling dough out at edges to keep it uniform.
• 8 it should be 15 inches long when rolled.
• 9 cut rolls in crosswise slices 3/4 inch thick. place in 3 inch greased muffin tins; cover with towel and let rise in a warm place until doubled in bulk.
• 10 bake at 400 degrees for 15 to 20 minutes.
• 11 **to make icing, blend confectioners sugar, hot water and rum extract.
• 12 as soon as rolls are taken from oven, brush top with the icing.