Iced fingers

An Iced finger or Iced bun is made from sweet yeast dough enriched with eggs, milk and butter or lard. It can be square, round or finger-shaped, depending on the bakery, and the icing is either snow white or baby pink. The buns are usually sold unfilled, but sometimes they are filled with jam and whipped cream, or just whipped cream. The bun must be very light and fluffy and baked to a pale golden colour. If you see Iced fingers in rural bakeries, they are often very large and the first thi