Hello everybody, it is Jim, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to make a distinctive dish, hot cross buns. It is one of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Hot cross buns is one of the most favored of current trending meals in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It is easy, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. They’re fine and they look wonderful. Hot cross buns is something which I have loved my whole life.
The BEST recipe for Hot Cross Buns I've ever had. I've used this recipe for years and had many people request the recipe. The only change I make is to add mixed dried fruit and peel as a substitute for most of the currants AND I remove the dough to a bowl sprayed with Pam and let it rise (covered with a towel) in a warm place.
To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook hot cross buns using 14 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Hot cross buns:
- Prepare 4 cups flour
- Get 1 teaspoon salt
- Prepare 2 1/4 teaspoon yeast
- Get 1 cup milk
- Take 1/2 cup water
- Take 1/4 cup melted butter
- Make ready 1 egg
- Make ready 1/3 cup brown sugar
- Take 1 teaspoon lemon rind
- Get 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- Take 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- Make ready 1/4 teaspoon mixed spice
- Take 1/2 cup raisins and orange peel
- Prepare 4 tablespoons honey or apricot jam
That said, you can form the buns the day before and let them rise in the refrigerator overnight, then bake the next day. Or, you can make the dough through the first rise, refrigerate the dough overnight, and then shape and bake the buns the next day. In a small bowl, dissolve yeast in warm milk. Hot Cross Buns were originally a Saxon tradition which became an Easter tradition to celebrate Good Friday.
Steps to make Hot cross buns:
- Warm the water and milk add the sugar then the yeast.let it rest for 5 minutes till the yeast blooms.if the yeast doesn't bloom buy another one
- Add the melted butter and egg to the yeast mixture and stir
- Add the salt and all the spices and lemon rind to the flour and stir.then make a well and add the yeast water
- Hard knead for 15 minutes
- When kneaded.make it into a ball apply oil on the dough and on the bowl cover with kitchen towel or film and let rest for about 1 hour
- After an hour knead in the fruits and knead,divide dough into 20 balls put in a baking tray with parchment and let rise again for 1 hour
- When risen make a paste with flour and water pipe crosses bake in a preheated oven at 180 degrees for 25 minutes.glaze with honey when ready
Leave to cool until it reaches hand temperature. Hot Cross Buns cannot be dashed off quickly but watching the dough rise is all very satisfying, and then your family can enjoy all that fruity, spicy stickiness. You can now watch how to make Hot Cross Buns in our Cookery School video below. Traditional Hot Cross Buns with a cream cheese icing, brushed with a sweet syrup and filled with juicy raisins. Soft, fluffy, sweet and sticky, a must have for Easter brunch.
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