Steps to Make Award-winning Hot Cross Buns

Hey everyone, it’s me, Dave, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, hot cross buns. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

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Hot Cross Buns is one of the most popular of current trending meals in the world. It is easy, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. Hot Cross Buns is something which I’ve loved my entire life. They are fine and they look wonderful.

To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook hot cross buns using 18 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Hot Cross Buns:

1. Take Dough:
2. Make ready 250 g (2 cups) strong flour/white bread flour
3. Prepare 250 g (2 cups) plain flour/all-purpose flour
4. Prepare 1 tsp mixed spice
5. Prepare 125 ml (1 cup) lukewarm milk
6. Take 125 ml (1 cup) lukewarm water
7. Get 7 g (2 1/4 tsp) active dry yeast
8. Prepare 10 g salt
9. Make ready 50 g sugar (3 heaping Tbsp)
10. Make ready 1 egg, beaten
11. Make ready 50 g unsalted butter (3 1/2 Tbsp)
12. Make ready 100 g dried mixed fruit or raisins (a small bowlful)
13. Get Crosses on top:
14. Get some plain flour
15. Prepare water
16. Get Glaze:
17. Take 2 Tbsp marmalade or apricot jam
18. Take 2 Tbsp water

Brush tops of buns with egg wash. Hot Cross Buns are a traditional Good Friday treat! These slightly sweet yeast-leavened buns are spiced with cinnamon and speckled with currants, citron, and orange zest. Hot cross buns are made with an enriched dough.

Steps to make Hot Cross Buns:

1. Mix all the dough ingredients in a large bowl until it forms a ball of dough you can knead. Remove to a board sprinkled with flour and knead for about 10 minutes until the dough is smooth, soft and elastic.
2. Form the dough into a ball and put back into the bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and let it rise until about doubled in size (usually 1 hour but if it's chilly it could take 2 hours).
3. Once the dough is about double in size, bring it back to the floured board and knead it briefly to push out the air. Divide it into 8 equal pieces.
4. With each piece of dough, form round buns. Place the 8 buns on a floured or lined baking tray (leave a little space in between) and cover lightly with a tea towel. Let rise for about another 30 minutes.
5. Meanwhile, preheat oven to 200°C (400°F).
6. To make the crosses, mix together a small amount of flour with a little water until it forms a thick paste. Use the paste to make crosses across the top of each bun.
7. Bake for 15-20 minutes until the hot cross buns are golden. While the buns are baking, mix together the marmalade/apricot jam and water, then brush it over the buns when they come out of the oven (still hot!).
8. Let the hot cross buns cool on a wire rack, and enjoy for Easter!

These slightly sweet yeast-leavened buns are spiced with cinnamon and speckled with currants, citron, and orange zest. Hot cross buns are made with an enriched dough. Reviews for: Photos of Hot Cross Buns I. Hot Cross Buns are a seasonal yeast bread traditionally served on Good Friday. These enriched buns are spiced with ground cinnamon, nutmeg, and allspice, and are studded with raisins (or currants) and.

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