# Strawberry Rhubarb Milk Buns

This simple, one-skillet dish is perfect for summer parties, with a dough that stays fresher longer and an easy four-ingredient custard topping.

- Cuisine: American
- Category: Dessert
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 250 ml Whole milk
- 30 ml Maple syrup
- 1 tbsp Yeast
- 2 cups Flour
- 1 cup Sugar
- 1 Egg
- 0.25 cup Butter
- 1 bunch Rhubarb
- 1 container Strawberries
- 0.5 cup Brown sugar
- 0.5 fruit Lemon
- 0.5 cup Heavy cream

## Instructions

1. Pour maple syrup into a measuring cup with milk.
2. Add yeast to the milk and maple syrup mixture.
3. Pour flour and sugar into a stand mixer bowl.
4. Add the milk mixture into the stand mixer bowl.
5. Pour milk into a measuring cup.
6. Crack an egg into the mixer bowl.
7. Add butter to the mixer bowl.
8. Mix all ingredients in the stand mixer until a dough forms.
9. Cover the dough with a dish towel and let it rise.
10. Cut the rhubarb into small pieces.
11. Chop the strawberries into small pieces.
12. Place the chopped rhubarb and strawberries into a cast iron skillet.
13. Sprinkle white sugar and brown sugar over the fruit.
14. Squeeze lemon juice over the fruit and sugar.
15. Mix the fruit, sugar, and lemon juice in the skillet.
16. Uncover the risen dough.
17. Divide the dough into small, equal-sized pieces using a dough scraper.
18. Roll each piece of dough into a small ball.
19. Arrange the dough balls on top of the fruit mixture in the cast iron skillet.
20. Cover the skillet with a dish towel and let the dough balls rise again.
21. Uncover the risen dough balls.
22. Brush the dough balls with milk using a basting brush.
23. Crack an egg yolk into a bowl.
24. Add sugar to the egg yolk and whisk.
25. Pour heavy cream into the egg yolk and sugar mixture, then whisk to create custard.
26. Pour the custard over the baked milk buns.
27. Serve and enjoy the strawberry rhubarb milk buns.

## Equipment

- Measuring cup
- Spoon
- Mason jar
- Stand mixer
- Dough hook attachment
- Dish towel
- Cutting board
- Knife
- Cast iron skillet
- Lemon squeezer
- Whisk
- Bowl
- Basting brush

## Tips

- The whole milk and butter in the bread dough create a more moist bread that stays fresher longer and improves the dough structure.
- The four-ingredient custard is a dream for topping any breakfast and sweet treats.

## Source

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- Extracted: 2025-08-07

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