Step-by-Step Guide to Prepare Award-winning Hot Cross Buns

Hot Cross Buns.

Hey everyone, it's Brad, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I'm gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, hot cross buns. 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 well liked of recent trending meals on earth. It's enjoyed by millions every day. It is easy, it's fast, it tastes delicious. They are fine and they look wonderful. Hot Cross Buns is something which I've loved my whole life.

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 it.

The ingredients needed to make Hot Cross Buns:

1. {Prepare of Dough:.
2. {Prepare of strong flour/white bread flour.
3. {Prepare of plain flour/all-purpose flour.
4. {Prepare of mixed spice.
5. {Get of lukewarm milk.
6. {Get of lukewarm water.
7. {Prepare of active dry yeast.
8. {Make ready of salt.
9. {Prepare of sugar (3 heaping Tbsp).
10. {Get of egg, beaten.
11. {Make ready of unsalted butter (3 1/2 Tbsp).
12. {Get of dried mixed fruit or raisins (a small bowlful).
13. {Prepare of Crosses on top:.
14. {Make ready of some plain flour.
15. {Get of water.
16. {Take of Glaze:.
17. {Get of marmalade or apricot jam.
18. {Make ready of water.

Steps to make Hot Cross Buns:

1. 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..
2. 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)..
3. 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..
4. 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..
5. Meanwhile, preheat oven to 200°C (400°F)..
6. 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..
7. 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!)..
8. Let the hot cross buns cool on a wire rack, and enjoy for Easter!.

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