Hot Cross Buns Recipe For Easter. Happy Easter. Fancy making some hot cross buns?
Traditionally made with fragrant spices such as cinnamon, nutmeg, and mixed spice, hot cross buns are enriched with dried fruits like raisins, currants, or sultanas.
The result is a beautifully balanced flavour, lightly sweet, subtly spiced, and irresistibly soft.
The cross on top, usually piped with flour paste or icing, has historical and symbolic meaning, but today it also serves as the hallmark of this beloved bake.
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Recipe and photo credit by California Prunes.
Hot Cross Buns Recipe For Easter:
Hot Cross Buns Recipe For Easter:
Makes 12
Prep Time: 30 minutes plus 1hour 30 resting | Cooking Time: 14-18 minutes
Ingredients
- 150g chopped California prunes
- 260ml milk – tepid
- 50g butter – softened and cut into cubes
- 7g dried yeast
- 600g strong bread flour
- Pinch salt
- 1/2 tsp mixed spice
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 70g caster sugar
- Zest of 1 lemon
- 1 egg – beaten
- 1 tablespoon mixed peel
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil – to grease bowl
Glaze:
- 2 tablespoon plains flour
- 2 tablespoons water
- 1 egg – beaten
- 1 tablespoon runny honey, loosened with a couple of drops of water
Hot Cross Buns Recipe For Easter Method:
Hot Cross Buns Recipe For Easter.
- In a large bowl sieve the flour, salt and spices. Rub in the butter then add the sugar, lemon zest and yeast.
- Make a well in the middle and add the beaten egg and a little milk at a time and mix to a soft dough.
- Add the chopped prunes and mixed peel and knead the dough for 5 minutes until smooth and elastic.
- Place the dough in a clean, greased large bowl. Cover tightly with cling film and allow to prove for around 1 hour – or until doubled in size.
- Once proved, transfer the dough onto a lightly floured surface and divide into 12. Shape each into bun shapes and place on a baking tray lined with greaseproof paper. Place another sheet of greaseproof paper loosely on top and cover with cling film. Make sure the cling film is firmly secured but allow space for the second prove. Set aside in a warm place and allow to prove for 30-40 minutes.
- Pre-heat oven to 200°C. Make the topping mix by mixing together the 2 tablespoons plain flour with 2 tablespoons water.
- Once proved either spoon or pipe the cross on the top of each bun and place in the pre-heated oven for 14-18 minutes until browned and cooked.
- Once cooked transfer to a wire rack and glaze with the honey.
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I’ve not had a hot cross bun for a few months now but I could always eat a chocolate caramel hot cross bun at any time of day or night.
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