The Best Homemade Hot Cross Buns
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Category
Sweets
Cuisine
Traditional
Author:
Laura
Servings
12
Prep Time
90 minutes
Cook Time
15 minutes
The best homemade hot cross buns, soft and tasty. Make them with or without fruit. Add some chocolate for a different flavor.
Ingredients
Buns
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3 teaspoons quality yeast
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1/2 cup (110g) caster sugar (superfine sugar)
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1 1/2 cups (375ml) warm milk
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4 1/4 cups (640g) bread flour
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2 tsp g-fresh cinnamon ground
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2 tsp g-fresh all spice
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1/2 tsp g-fresh sea salt
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1 1/2 cups (210g) sultanas OPTIONAL
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1 - 2 oranges, zest only OPTIONAL
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½ Cup Chocolate Chips OPTIONAL
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50g / 3.5 tbsp unsalted butter, melted and cooled
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1 egg , at room temperature
Extra Flour For Dough
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1/4 cup (35g) Extra bread flour
Crosses
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1/2 cup (75g) bread flour
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5 tbsp water
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¼ Tsp Yeast
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G-fresh Vanilla Bean
Glaze
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Maple syrup
Directions
Combine Dry Ingredients: In a large mixing bowl, add flour, yeast, sugar, allspice, cinnamon, and salt.
Incorporate Wet Ingredients: Add butter, milk, egg.
If using a stand mixer, add the dry ingredients, then the wet. Mix to a consistent soft dough, add a small amount of milk if too stiff. Allow to rise in a warm place until doubled. If using a bread maker, add the wet and then the dry ingredients. Set to dough only program.
Preheat your oven to 180 Celsius.
Place the dough on a floured surface and flatten, add fruit and or chocolate evenly on top and fold in. Work the dough into a long roll and cut or break into 12 even sections, roll and place in a tray. Allow to rise in a warm place until doubled in size.
Crosses. Mix flour, yeast, contents of vanilla pod and water to create a thick, runny paste. Transfer the paste to a piping bag fitted with a 3 mm round nozzle. Pipe in long runs - going across all the buns.
Bake the buns in the preheated oven for 15-22 minutes, or until they develop a deep golden-brown colour.
Once baked, remove the buns from the oven and transfer them to a cooling rack. Glaze while still hot, allow to cool slightly before serving.