How to Prepare Perfect Hot Cross Buns EasterBake

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While most of us are quarantined at home this year, these Hot Cross Buns make a great traditional easter treat that also doubles as a great make ahead breakfast. #easterbaking #hotcrossbuns #quarantinebaking. Baking bread has always seemed to be a daunting task. I mean, I do like to bake, but I'm more of a cake and cupcake kind of girl. Hot Cross Buns, it is common to enjoy them this spiced buns at Easter.

To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook hot cross buns easterbake using 14 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Hot Cross Buns EasterBake:

1. Make ready 450 g (1 lb) strong white flour
2. Make ready 15 g (1/2 oz) dried yeast or 2 x 7g sachets fast acting yeast
3. Prepare 75 g (3 oz) butter, chilled and cubed
4. Make ready 100 g (31/2) oz caster sugar
5. Make ready 225 ml (8 fl oz) warm milk
6. Get 2 eggs, beaten
7. Get 150 g (6 oz) mixed fruit, (sultanas, currants and mixed peel)
8. Prepare 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
9. Get 2 tsp mixed spice
10. Get 1/4 tsp grated nutmeg
11. Make ready 1/2 tsp salt
12. Take 1 pack ready rolled shortcrust pastry
13. Prepare Egg Wash
14. Take 2 tbsp milk mixed with 1 egg and 1 tsp caster sugar

Hot cross buns are made with an enriched dough. Instead of making the dough with water, the dough gets flavor from milk. When the buns have risen remove the polythene bags and pipe a cross on each bun. Melt the golden syrup in a pan and while the buns are still warm.

Steps to make Hot Cross Buns EasterBake:

1. In a bowl, mix 1 tbsp of sugar with 60ml (2fl oz) of the warm milk and sprinkle in the yeast. Leave in a warm place for approximately 5 minutes until frothy before sifting the flour into a large mixing bowl.
2. Rub in the butter until crumbly before adding the mixed spice, cinnamon, sugar, salt and grated nutmeg. Mix well together.
3. Make a well in the centre of the dry ingredients and add the eggs, remaining milk and yeast mixture.
4. Mix well until all ingredients combined.
5. Knead for a couple of minutes until smooth. Add the mixed fruit and continue until the dough is shiny. You can use a food mixer with dough hook if you like.
6. Cover the bowl with clingfilm and leave in a warm place until doubled in size. This may take up to 1 1/2 hours. Knock back by kneading the dough for 5 minutes and place on a work surface covered with a clean tea towel and let rest for 5 minutes.
7. Unroll the shortcrust pastry and cut 5 mm (1/4 in) wide strips with a sharp knife.
8. Shape the dough into small balls of approximately 40g (1 1/2oz) and place 1cm apart onto a greased baking tray. Brush with the egg wash and mark the top of each bun with a cross using the strips of shortcrust pastry. Gently brush again with the egg wash. Leave to stand for 30-45 minutes until the balls have doubled in size.
9. Preheat the oven to 220 degrees C (425 F), Gas mark 7. Bake for 5 minutes before reducing the heat to 200 degrees C (400 F), Gas mark 6 and bake for a further 10 minutes or until the buns are golden brown. Remove from the oven and leave to cool on a wire rack before toasting and slathering with a knob of butter. Must be eaten warm with a cup of tea whilst thinking about hot sunny days and contemplating about how good life is…

When the buns have risen remove the polythene bags and pipe a cross on each bun. Melt the golden syrup in a pan and while the buns are still warm. How to make Hot Cross Buns - Baking for friends. These are a traditional Hot Cross Bun recipe, full of flavour. Hot Cross Buns - I accidentally found this recipe again and remembered how these were traditional for Easter in South Africa.

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