Hot Cross Buns
Hot Cross Buns

Hello everybody, it is Louise, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, hot cross buns. One of my favorites. This time, I will make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

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 popular of current trending meals in the world. It’s simple, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. It is enjoyed by millions every day. They’re nice and they look fantastic. Hot Cross Buns is something that I have loved my whole life.

To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have hot cross buns using 13 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Hot Cross Buns:
  1. Take 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  2. Get 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  3. Prepare 3 1/2 cup all purpose flour
  4. Get 2 large eggs
  5. Prepare 1 packet instant dry yeast
  6. Prepare 1/2 teaspoon salt
  7. Take 1/4 cup unsalted butter melted
  8. Prepare 1/2 cup sugar
  9. Make ready 1/2 teaspoon sugar
  10. Get 3/4 cup very warm milk divided into 1/2 and 1/4 cup
  11. Take 1/2 cup raisins soaked in boiling hot water
  12. Take 1 egg + 1 teaspoon water for egg wash
  13. Take 1/2 cup icing sugar mixed with 2 1/2 teaspoon milk for the glaze

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. Combine raisins with hot water and let it sit for 10 minutes then drain
  2. Add flour, instant dry yeast, nutmeg, cinnamon and salt in a large bowl. Whisk to combine well.
  3. Combine warm milk, sugar, eggs and butter and stir until butter is melted
  4. Add the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients, knead until a soft dough is formed about 8-12 minutes. Pat dry the raisins and add them into the soft dough, knead to combine.
  5. Transfer dough onto a buttered bowl. Cover and let rise in warm place for 1 and 1/2 hours
  6. Once dough has risen turn onto a lightly floured surface, knead a few seconds. Divide dough into 12 equal balls sizes
  7. Roll each dough into a ball, transfer onto a buttered/oiled baking sheet. Cover with tea towel and let sit in a warm place for 30 minutes until puffed
  8. Preheat oven to 180 C generously brush the tops of the buns with egg wash and bake for 15-17 minutes/until golden brown. Allow to cool completely once done
  9. Stir icing sugar with milk to form paste, add more sugar if you want thicker mixture
  10. Transfer glaze to piping bag and pipe a cross shape over each bun. Serve immediately

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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