Easter would be incomplete without some delicious hot cross buns. And we believe homemade is always better. Here’s a quick and easy recipe for delicious hot cross buns.
INGREDIENTS
Buns
- 500g cake flour
- 3ml salt
- 90g muscovado sugar
- 10ml (2 tsp) ground cinnamon
- 5ml (1 tsp) mixed spice
- 5ml (1 tsp) ground nutmeg
- 50g butter
- 10g instant dry yeast
- 140g chopped mixed dried fruit
- 150ml milk
- 150ml water
Topping
- 50ml cake flour
- 20ml (4 tsp) water
Glaze
- 50 ml golden syrup
INSTRUCTIONS
– Preheat the oven to 200°C. In a large mixing bowl, combine the cake flour, salt, muscovado sugar, ground cinnamon, mixed spice and ground nutmeg. Cube the butter and add it to the dry ingredients.
– Rub with your fingers until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs. Stir in the instant dry yeast and chopped mixed dried fruit. In a small saucepan, heat the milk and the water until the liquid is lukewarm and add it to the flour mixture. Mix to form a dough. On a lightly floured work surface, turn the dough out and knead until soft, about 5 minutes.
– Divide the dough into 20 pieces and roll to form balls. Place the balls in a row on a lightly greased baking tray and slightly flatten the tops. Cover with plastic wrap and leave to rise until double in size, about 2 hours. For the topping, combine the other 50ml cake flour and 20ml (4 tsp) water. Stir to form a paste. Spoon into a piping bag and pipe a cross onto each bun.
– Bake until golden, about 20 minutes. Place on a cooling rack to cool slightly. To glaze the buns, heat the golden syrup until it has slightly melted and brush it over the buns.
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Source: Food and Home
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