Hot Cross Buns.
Hello everybody, it's John, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I'm gonna show you how to make a distinctive dish, hot cross buns. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Hot Cross Buns is one of the most popular of recent trending foods in the world. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It's simple, it is fast, it tastes yummy. They are nice and they look wonderful. Hot Cross Buns is something that I have loved my whole life.
To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have hot cross buns using 18 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Hot Cross Buns:
- {Get of Dough:.
- {Make ready 250 g (2 cups) of strong flour/white bread flour.
- {Make ready 250 g (2 cups) of plain flour/all-purpose flour.
- {Prepare 1 tsp of mixed spice.
- {Prepare 125 ml (1 cup) of lukewarm milk.
- {Take 125 ml (1 cup) of lukewarm water.
- {Get 7 g (2 1/4 tsp) of active dry yeast.
- {Get 10 g of salt.
- {Take 50 g of sugar (3 heaping Tbsp).
- {Prepare 1 of egg, beaten.
- {Prepare 50 g of unsalted butter (3 1/2 Tbsp).
- {Take 100 g of dried mixed fruit or raisins (a small bowlful).
- {Get of Crosses on top:.
- {Get of some plain flour.
- {Prepare of water.
- {Make ready of Glaze:.
- {Prepare 2 Tbsp of marmalade or apricot jam.
- {Get 2 Tbsp of water.
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!.
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