Hey everyone, hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, I will show you a way to make a distinctive dish, hot cross buns. One of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
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Hot Cross Buns is one of the most popular of current trending meals on earth. It’s simple, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. It is appreciated by millions daily. Hot Cross Buns is something that I’ve loved my entire life. They are fine and they look fantastic.
To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook hot cross buns using 18 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Hot Cross Buns:
- Make ready Dough:
- Prepare 250 g (2 cups) strong flour/white bread flour
- Prepare 250 g (2 cups) plain flour/all-purpose flour
- Take 1 tsp mixed spice
- Take 125 ml (1 cup) lukewarm milk
- Get 125 ml (1 cup) lukewarm water
- Make ready 7 g (2 1/4 tsp) active dry yeast
- Take 10 g salt
- Take 50 g sugar (3 heaping Tbsp)
- Prepare 1 egg, beaten
- Get 50 g unsalted butter (3 1/2 Tbsp)
- Get 100 g dried mixed fruit or raisins (a small bowlful)
- Take Crosses on top:
- Get some plain flour
- Get water
- Prepare Glaze:
- Take 2 Tbsp marmalade or apricot jam
- Prepare 2 Tbsp water
These Hot Cross Buns are way better than the stock standard ones you buy from grocery stores. Those are pumped with preservatives and have a distinct artificial flavour about them. The Tradition Of Hot Cross Buns. Traditionally eaten on Good Friday to mark the end of Lent, these plushy and slightly spiced breads studded with currants inside and drizzled with icing on top hold deep.
Instructions to make Hot Cross Buns:
- 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.
- 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).
- 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.
- 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.
- Meanwhile, preheat oven to 200°C (400°F).
- 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.
- 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!).
- Let the hot cross buns cool on a wire rack, and enjoy for Easter!
Spoon into a piping bag with a small nozzle. Pipe a line along each row of buns, then repeat in the other direction to create crosses. Hot Cross Buns are a treat I grew up eating on Easter morning. I know there are lots of different traditions when it comes to Hot Cross Buns, but I always looked forward to having them once a year. Hot cross buns are made with an enriched dough.
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