How to make Hot Cross Buns

Celebrate Easter by baking a batch of classic hot cross buns? Here's a step by step video guide on how to make soft and chewy hot cross buns, traditionally eaten on good Friday and Easter day in the united kingdom. Enjoy it warm, from the oven or toasted and spread with butter, incredible treats you'll want to taste too. don't forget to tag me on Instagram if you are trying my recipes and happy with the results too.

Ingredients:

150g cold milk

1 tsp dried yeast

15g granulated sugar

200g bread flour

1/4 tsp mixed spice powder

1/4 tsp cinnamon ground.

20g butter or 1 tablespoon vegetable oil

50-55g sultanas raisins

1-2 teaspoons granulated sugar or honey

To make the paste for the cross:

2 tablespoons water

2 tablespoons cake flour

to make the thick paste for the cross.

Spoon into a small piping bag. marked with a cross on the top.

Method:

1) In a large bowl, pour 150g cold milk, 1 tsp dried yeast, 15g granulated sugar, 200g bread flour, 1/4 tsp mixed spice powder and 1/4 tsp cinnamon ground.

2) Using a hard spatula, bring everything together. or just mix with your hand until a shaggy dough forms.

3) Add 20gbutter or 1 tablespoon vegetable oil, (it reaches hand temperature), a little at a time, knead and beat the dough until soft and smooth, about 10 minutes and form into a ball.

4) Add 50-55g sultanas to a bowl, soak the raisins in hot or warm water for a few minutes before using or until they plump up then straining out the fruit. Mix it with one or two teaspoons of honey or granulated sugar.

5) Press the dough into as wide as you can, and add raisins and combine together. Cover with cling film and allow to rise in a warm place for 1 hour until doubled in size or it can be left to cold rise overnight in the refrigerator instead.

6) Divide the dough into 6 pieces (about 75g per piece). Roll each piece into a smooth ball on a lightly floured work surface. Transfer the dough to the prepared pan. cover and rise again for 30 minutes.

7) In a small bowl, add 2 tablespoons water, 2 tablespoons cake flour to make the thick paste for the cross. Spoon into a small piping bag. marked with a cross on the top.

8) Bake in a non-preheated oven 150C for 20 mins on the lower shelf of the oven, until golden brown.

9) Lightly brush over the top of the warm buns with honey, syrup or apricot jam if you prefer.

Enjoy!

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