Hot Cross Buns
Hot Cross Buns

Hey everyone, it is me, Dave, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, hot cross buns. One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I will make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Hot Cross Buns is one of the most popular of current trending meals on earth. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. It is easy, it is quick, it tastes yummy. Hot Cross Buns is something that I’ve loved my entire life. They are nice and they look fantastic.

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To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook hot cross buns using 22 ingredients and 14 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Hot Cross Buns:
  1. Get (for buns)
  2. Prepare 1 egg beaten
  3. Get 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  4. Prepare 1/2 tsp nutmeg
  5. Take 1/2 tsp ginger
  6. Take 1 tsp salt
  7. Take 4 Tbsp brown sugar
  8. Prepare 3 1/2 Tbsp (50 g) unsalted butter, melted
  9. Make ready 3/4 cup + 3 Tbsp (225ml) warm milk
  10. Make ready 2 1/2 tsp instant dry yeast
  11. Get 3 3/4 cups (450 g) flour
  12. Prepare 3/4 cup (120 g) raisins, soaked in hot water
  13. Take (for cross dough)
  14. Prepare 1/2 cup (60 g) flour
  15. Take 1 tsp sugar
  16. Make ready 5 Tbsp water
  17. Take (for dorure: optional)
  18. Get 1 egg beaten
  19. Make ready pinch salt
  20. Make ready (for syrup: optional)
  21. Get 1 Tbsp sugar
  22. Get 1 Tbsp hot water

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.

Instructions to make Hot Cross Buns:
  1. Place first 9 ingredients (from the egg to instant dry yeast) in a mixing bowl and combine well. Warm milk, about body temperature works well, but not too hot.
  2. Add flour into the bowl in several batches and mix the dough just until it comes together.
  3. Put the dough into a plastic bag and knead until it becomes smooth and glossy, about 4-5 mins.
  4. Drain the water from raisins and add into the bag. Knead until they are spread evenly in the dough.
  5. Let the dough rise in a warm place until it comes twice as big, about 1 hour. I used my heating pad under the bag!
  6. Devide the dough into 12 even pieces and make balls. Put them on your baking tray and let them rise another 1 hour until they become twice as big again. I covered them with plastic wrap to keep them from drying out.
  7. While you are waiting, make the dough for the crosses and dorure. Place flour, sugar and water in a mixing bowl and combine well until it becomes smooth. Put it into a small plastic bag.
  8. Place egg and salt in a small bowl, mix well and strain.
  9. Preheart your oven to 350°F/175 ℃.
  10. When your buns have risen, make the crosses on them. Cut a corner of the small bag, and squeeze the dough on the buns.
  11. Brush the dorure on the buns and put them in your oven. Bake for 20 mins.
  12. While you are baking the buns, make the syrup. Place sugar and hot water in a small bowl, and microwave 1 min.
  13. When the buns are done, brush on the syrup while they are still hot. Let them dry.
  14. Serve warm. Enjoy just by themselves, or with butter, preserves, coffee, milk tea, or whatever you like :)

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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