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

Hey everyone, it is Jim, welcome to my recipe site. Today, we’re going 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 is gonna smell and look delicious.

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To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have hot cross buns using 13 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Hot Cross Buns:

1. Make ready 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
2. Take 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
3. Prepare 3 1/2 cup all purpose flour
4. Take 2 large eggs
5. Take 1 packet instant dry yeast
6. Get 1/2 teaspoon salt
7. Take 1/4 cup unsalted butter melted
8. Make ready 1/2 cup sugar
9. Take 1/2 teaspoon sugar
10. Prepare 3/4 cup very warm milk divided into 1/2 and 1/4 cup
11. Prepare 1/2 cup raisins soaked in boiling hot water
12. Get 1 egg + 1 teaspoon water for egg wash
13. Make ready 1/2 cup icing sugar mixed with 2 1/2 teaspoon milk for the glaze

Brush tops of buns with egg wash. Hot Cross Buns are a traditional Good Friday treat! These slightly sweet yeast-leavened buns are spiced with cinnamon and speckled with currants, citron, and orange zest. Hot cross buns are made with an enriched dough.

Instructions to make Hot Cross Buns:

1. Combine raisins with hot water and let it sit for 10 minutes then drain
2. Add flour, instant dry yeast, nutmeg, cinnamon and salt in a large bowl. Whisk to combine well.
3. Combine warm milk, sugar, eggs and butter and stir until butter is melted
4. Add the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients, knead until a soft dough is formed about 8-12 minutes. Pat dry the raisins and add them into the soft dough, knead to combine.
5. Transfer dough onto a buttered bowl. Cover and let rise in warm place for 1 and 1/2 hours
6. Once dough has risen turn onto a lightly floured surface, knead a few seconds. Divide dough into 12 equal balls sizes
7. Roll each dough into a ball, transfer onto a buttered/oiled baking sheet. Cover with tea towel and let sit in a warm place for 30 minutes until puffed
8. Preheat oven to 180 C generously brush the tops of the buns with egg wash and bake for 15-17 minutes/until golden brown. Allow to cool completely once done
9. Stir icing sugar with milk to form paste, add more sugar if you want thicker mixture
10. Transfer glaze to piping bag and pipe a cross shape over each bun. Serve immediately

These slightly sweet yeast-leavened buns are spiced with cinnamon and speckled with currants, citron, and orange zest. Hot cross buns are made with an enriched dough. Reviews for: Photos of Hot Cross Buns I. Hot Cross Buns are a seasonal yeast bread traditionally served on Good Friday. These enriched buns are spiced with ground cinnamon, nutmeg, and allspice, and are studded with raisins (or currants) and.

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