Hey everyone, I hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, hot cross buns. One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
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Hot Cross Buns is one of the most popular of recent trending foods in the world. It’s simple, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. They’re nice and they look fantastic. Hot Cross Buns is something which I’ve loved my entire life.
To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have hot cross buns using 13 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Hot Cross Buns:
- Get 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- Make ready 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- Take 3 1/2 cup all purpose flour
- Make ready 2 large eggs
- Take 1 packet instant dry yeast
- Get 1/2 teaspoon salt
- Get 1/4 cup unsalted butter melted
- Get 1/2 cup sugar
- Prepare 1/2 teaspoon sugar
- Get 3/4 cup very warm milk divided into 1/2 and 1/4 cup
- Get 1/2 cup raisins soaked in boiling hot water
- Make ready 1 egg + 1 teaspoon water for egg wash
- Prepare 1/2 cup icing sugar mixed with 2 1/2 teaspoon milk for the glaze
These Hot Cross Buns are way better than the stock standard ones you buy from grocery stores. Those are pumped with preservatives and have a distinct artificial flavour about them. The Tradition Of Hot Cross Buns. Traditionally eaten on Good Friday to mark the end of Lent, these plushy and slightly spiced breads studded with currants inside and drizzled with icing on top hold deep.
Steps to make Hot Cross Buns:
- Combine raisins with hot water and let it sit for 10 minutes then drain
- Add flour, instant dry yeast, nutmeg, cinnamon and salt in a large bowl. Whisk to combine well.
- Combine warm milk, sugar, eggs and butter and stir until butter is melted
- Add the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients, knead until a soft dough is formed about 8-12 minutes. Pat dry the raisins and add them into the soft dough, knead to combine.
- Transfer dough onto a buttered bowl. Cover and let rise in warm place for 1 and 1/2 hours
- Once dough has risen turn onto a lightly floured surface, knead a few seconds. Divide dough into 12 equal balls sizes
- Roll each dough into a ball, transfer onto a buttered/oiled baking sheet. Cover with tea towel and let sit in a warm place for 30 minutes until puffed
- Preheat oven to 180 C generously brush the tops of the buns with egg wash and bake for 15-17 minutes/until golden brown. Allow to cool completely once done
- Stir icing sugar with milk to form paste, add more sugar if you want thicker mixture
- Transfer glaze to piping bag and pipe a cross shape over each bun. Serve immediately
Spoon into a piping bag with a small nozzle. Pipe a line along each row of buns, then repeat in the other direction to create crosses. Hot Cross Buns are a treat I grew up eating on Easter morning. I know there are lots of different traditions when it comes to Hot Cross Buns, but I always looked forward to having them once a year. Hot cross buns are made with an enriched dough.
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