Hot Cross Buns
Hot Cross Buns

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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.

Hot Cross Buns is one of the most favored of current trending meals in the world. It’s easy, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. It is enjoyed by millions every day. Hot Cross Buns is something which I’ve loved my whole life. They are nice and they look wonderful.

To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have hot cross buns using 18 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Hot Cross Buns:
  1. Get Dough:
  2. Take 250 g (2 cups) strong flour/white bread flour
  3. Prepare 250 g (2 cups) plain flour/all-purpose flour
  4. Prepare 1 tsp mixed spice
  5. Prepare 125 ml (1 cup) lukewarm milk
  6. Take 125 ml (1 cup) lukewarm water
  7. Prepare 7 g (2 1/4 tsp) active dry yeast
  8. Prepare 10 g salt
  9. Prepare 50 g sugar (3 heaping Tbsp)
  10. Take 1 egg, beaten
  11. Prepare 50 g unsalted butter (3 1/2 Tbsp)
  12. Make ready 100 g dried mixed fruit or raisins (a small bowlful)
  13. Take Crosses on top:
  14. Get some plain flour
  15. Take water
  16. Make ready Glaze:
  17. Make ready 2 Tbsp marmalade or apricot jam
  18. Take 2 Tbsp water

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. Leave to cool until it reaches hand temperature.

Instructions to make Hot Cross Buns:
  1. Mix all the dough ingredients in a large bowl until it forms a ball of dough you can knead. Remove to a board sprinkled with flour and knead for about 10 minutes until the dough is smooth, soft and elastic.
  2. Form the dough into a ball and put back into the bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and let it rise until about doubled in size (usually 1 hour but if it's chilly it could take 2 hours).
  3. Once the dough is about double in size, bring it back to the floured board and knead it briefly to push out the air. Divide it into 8 equal pieces.
  4. With each piece of dough, form round buns. Place the 8 buns on a floured or lined baking tray (leave a little space in between) and cover lightly with a tea towel. Let rise for about another 30 minutes.
  5. Meanwhile, preheat oven to 200°C (400°F).
  6. To make the crosses, mix together a small amount of flour with a little water until it forms a thick paste. Use the paste to make crosses across the top of each bun.
  7. Bake for 15-20 minutes until the hot cross buns are golden. While the buns are baking, mix together the marmalade/apricot jam and water, then brush it over the buns when they come out of the oven (still hot!).
  8. Let the hot cross buns cool on a wire rack, and enjoy for Easter!

The first definite record of hot cross buns comes from a London street cry: "Good Friday comes this month, the old woman runs. Hot Cross Buns were originally a Saxon tradition which became an Easter tradition to celebrate Good Friday. 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. When the buns have risen, remove the polythene bag and the greaseproof paper.

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