Hot Cross Buns Recipe
Follow this recipe to prepare delicious Hot Cross Buns, a traditional spiced sweet bun made with currants or raisins, marked with a cross on top.
Equipment
- 1 Baking Tray For baking the buns
- 1 Mixing Bowl For preparing the dough
Ingredients
- 500 g All-purpose flour Plus extra for dusting
- 75 g Caster sugar
- 2 tsp Mixed spice powder
- 10 g Salt
- 10 g Instant yeast
- 300 ml Milk Warm
- 50 g Butter Melted
- 1 Egg Beaten
- 200 g Dried fruit Such as raisins or currants
- 75 g Plain flour
- 5 tbsp Water
- 3 tbsp Apricot jam For glazing
Instructions
- Mix flour, sugar, spice, and salt in a large bowl.
- Stir in yeast, then add warm milk, melted butter, and egg.
- Knead for 10-15 minutes until the dough is smooth and elastic.
- Add dried fruit and knead until evenly distributed.
- Cover the bowl and let the dough rise until it has doubled in size, about 1 hour.
- Divide the dough into 12 buns, place on a baking tray, cover, and let rise for another 30 minutes.
- Mix plain flour and water to form a thick paste.
- Pipe the flour paste over the buns to form crosses.
- Bake in a preheated oven at 220°C (428°F) for 20-25 minutes until golden brown.
- Warm apricot jam and brush over the top of the warm buns to glaze.
Notes
For a vegan version, replace milk with a plant-based alternative and use a flax egg instead of a regular egg.
Nutrition
Serving: 1gCalories: 223kcalCarbohydrates: 39gProtein: 5gFat: 5gSaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 29mgSodium: 132mgPotassium: 185mgFiber: 2gSugar: 10gVitamin A: 12800IUCalcium: 460mgIron: 0.4mg
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