Easy hot cross buns

Name: Easy hot cross buns
Prep time: 1 h 45 min
Cook time: 1 h 45 min
Total time: 1 h 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 500 grams strong white bread flour; 1 teaspoons salt; 2 teaspoons mixed spice; 50 grams caster sugar; 50 grams butter, chopped into cubes; 200 grams mixed dried fruit; 7 grams sachet easy-blend dried yeast; 200 milliliters milk; 2 eggs; 3 Tbsps plain flour; 1 serving honey or golden syrup, for brushing

Easy hot cross buns might be If you have strong bread flour, fruit, butter, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 1 hour and 45 minutes. It will be a hit at your Easter event. If you like this recipe, you might also like recipes such as Easy Hot Cross Buns (Chocolate Chips), Easy Paleo Hot Cross Buns – Dairy Free, and Hot Cross Buns.

Instructions

Tip the flour into a bowl and stir in the salt, mixed spice and sugar.

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Mixed Spice

All Purpose Flour

Sugar

Salt

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Bowl

Rub in the butter with your fingertips. Stir in the dried fruit, then sprinkle over the yeast and stir in. Gently warm the milk so it is hot, but still cool enough to put your finger in for a couple of seconds. Beat with the eggs, then pour into the dried ingredients.

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Dried Fruit

Butter

Yeast

Egg

Milk

Dry Seasoning Rub

Using a blunt knife, mix the ingredients to a moist dough, then leave to soak for 5 mins. Take out of the bowl and cut the dough into 8 equal pieces.

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Dough

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Knife

Bowl

Shape the dough into buns on a floured surface. Space apart on a baking sheet, cover loosely with cling film, then leave in a warm place until half again in size. This will take 45 mins-1 hr 15 mins, depending on how warm the room is.

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Dough

Roll

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Baking Sheet

When the buns are risen, heat oven to 220C/fan 200C/gas

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Roll

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Oven

Mix the flour with 2 tbsp water to make a paste.

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All Purpose Flour

Water

Pour into a plastic food bag and make a nick in one of the corners. Pipe crosses on top of each bun.

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Roll

Bake for 12-15 mins until risen and golden. Trim the excess cross mixture from the buns , then brush all over with honey or golden syrup. The buns will keep fresh for a day. After that they are best toasted and served with butter.

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Golden Syrup