You could use any type of jam for the filling, I used strawberry for theseCalled “Jam Buns”, these are actually more like biscuits (cookies) in texture. Most local bakeries here in Tanzania sell some version of the “Jam Bun”, and this is just one of them.
The photo does not really do them justice. The dough for these did not turn out as I’d have liked because I had to use quite a coarse brown sugar (which is all I had in the house at the time). A finer white sugar would work better and create a more ‘finished’ looking final product. Still, they tasted delicious !
Tanzanian Jam Buns
1 ½ cups Flour
2 heaped tbsp Custard Powder
2 tsp Baking Powder
3 tbsp Margarine
3 tbsp Sugar
¼ cup Milk
Strawberry Jam
Sift the flour, custard powder and baking powder into a bowl and mix. Rub in the margarine and stir in the sugar. Add the milk to make a stiff dough. Roll the dough into small walnut sized balls, press a hole into the middle of each ball with the back of a teaspoon (or your finger !) and bake at 190’C/375’F/Gas Mark 5 for 20 – 25 minutes.
The photo does not really do them justice. The dough for these did not turn out as I’d have liked because I had to use quite a coarse brown sugar (which is all I had in the house at the time). A finer white sugar would work better and create a more ‘finished’ looking final product. Still, they tasted delicious !
Tanzanian Jam Buns
1 ½ cups Flour
2 heaped tbsp Custard Powder
2 tsp Baking Powder
3 tbsp Margarine
3 tbsp Sugar
¼ cup Milk
Strawberry Jam
Sift the flour, custard powder and baking powder into a bowl and mix. Rub in the margarine and stir in the sugar. Add the milk to make a stiff dough. Roll the dough into small walnut sized balls, press a hole into the middle of each ball with the back of a teaspoon (or your finger !) and bake at 190’C/375’F/Gas Mark 5 for 20 – 25 minutes.
