No-fuss hot cross buns

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No-fuss hot cross buns

No-fuss hot cross buns

No-fuss hot cross buns could be just the dairy free, lacto ovo vegetarian, and vegan recipe you've been looking for. This breakfast has 183 calories, 5g of protein, and 2g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 12. This recipe from BBC Good Food requires marzipan, granulated sugar, raisins, and spice. It is perfect for Easter. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 3 hours and 25 minutes. If you like this recipe, take a look at these similar recipes: Hot Cross Buns, Hot Cross Buns, and Hot Cross Buns.

Instructions

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Put flour in a large bowl and add the yeast, raisins, mixed spice and 350ml water. Stir to a soft dough, cover with a tea towel and leave to rise for 3 hrs at room temperature, by which time the dough will have expanded and become smoother in appearance. If you want to leave it for longer, for example overnight, just leave it in the fridge.
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Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas
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Butter a 12-hole muffin tin. Divide the dough into 12 and shape each portion into a neat ball on a floured work surface. Drop each ball into a muffin hole.
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Bake for 20 mins.
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Roll out the marzipan and cut it into 0.5cm-wide strips to make the crosses for the buns.
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Mix the sugar with 2 tbsp water and leave to dissolve. When the buns are cooked, take them out of the oven and carefully lay a cross made from two marzipan strips on top of each and put them back in the oven for 5 mins. Take the buns out, brush with the sugar water and leave to cool.
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DifficultyExpert
Ready In3 hrs, 25 m.
Servings12
Health Score21
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