Newfoundland Lassy Buns

A cross between a simple tea biscuit and a molasses (lassy) cookie. Have this traditional Newfoundland bun for breakfast, bedtime snack or anytime in between.

Ingredients:

3 cups flour
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1  1/2 tsps baking soda
2 tsps baking powder
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp allspice

1/2 cup molasses
1/2 cup butter, cut in chunks
1/2 cup milk

1 egg 
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup raisins or dried cranberries

Take all the dry ingredients and mix together in a large bowl. Then mix the molasses, chunks of butter and milk together. 

Microwave for 40 seconds, then 10 seconds at a time afterwards, until the butter starts to melt. Stir until it melts into the liquid and let cool. Then add the egg and vanilla.

Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients and add the wet into the dry to form a dough. Fold in the dried fruit. I divided the dough in half, 1/4 cup raisins in one, 1/4 cup dried cranberries in the other. The original recipe calls for 1/2 cup total in raisins but I think I'd go for a little more next time.

The dough can now be rolled out to 1" thickness and cut into circles, but feeling lazy I placed each half of the batter in a 7" round container to form a large circle.

Turned it over onto a parchment lined baking sheet, pressed out a little to make it 1" thick and cut into wedges. I cut into 6 each but could've gone for 8. 

Create a little space between each bun.

Bake at 400 F for 12-15 minutes for rounds or 15-18 for wedges.

Store in an airtight container.

Adapted from: Rockrecipes.com