Hot cross buns, these are just regular spiced hot cross buns full of raisins and orange zest. For people that do not like raisins, skip that for some choco chips/ chunks or nuts.
What a crazy time we are in!!! like seriously, as if this damn virus is not enough. people are fighting over on everything from freaking toilet paper to eggs and flour on one side and on the other so many people stranded in so many places!
How are you people with kids with no schools dealing? 😀 😀 anywhooo! Easter is here and ofcourse noone is going anywhere, if you are one of those lucky ones that managed to get you hands on a bag of flour all purpose or bread flour and yeast. Make a batch of these and drown your quarantine sorrows in these hot cross bun babies!!!
Hot Cross Buns
Spiced Hot cross buns with raisins and orange zest
Ingredients
Bun (makes 12)
- 250 ml Milk 1 cup
- 60 gm Sugar ¼ cup+ 1 tsp
- 1 L Egg
- 1 tbsp Yeast
- 30 gm Golden syrup 2 tbsp
- 50 gm Butter ¼ Cup
- 500 gm Bread Flour 4 cups+ 2 tbsp (extra for dusting)
- 2 tsp Cinnamon Powder
- ¼ tsp All Spice
- ¼ tsp Ginger Powder
- 75 gm Raisins ½ Cup
- 2 tsp Orange Zest
Cross Paste
- 50 gm Bread / All purpose Flour 2-3 tbsp
- 30 ml Water ¼ Cup
- 5 ml Oil 1 tsp
- 1 L Egg. for egg wash
Glaze
- 50 gm Apricot Jam
- 30 ml Water
Instructions
Buns
Heat the milk until its luke warm. In a large bowl of a stand mixer, add the sugar, luke warm milk and yeast. Let the yeast bloom.
Add the egg, golden syrup, bread flour, cinnamon powder, all spice and ginger powder.
Add the raisins and orange zest. Using the hook extension, mix the flour on low speed. Add the melted butter as it mixes and kneads completely.
Oil the bowl and cover with cling film. Let the dough rise in the warm corner of the oven for an hour or two if you want to bake immediately. If you want to bake first thing for breakfast, let it rise overnight in fridge.
Once the dough is risen, divide the dough into 12 equal balls ( Mine were about 85 gm each). On a lightly floured surface, make the dough pieces into round balls. Arrange them on a parchment on a baking tray. Cover the dough balls with an oiled cling film and let it rise again for 30 minutes to an hour.
Preheat the oven to 200°C / 390°F . Meanwhile make the flour paste for the crosses.
Flour Paste
In a small bowl, mix all the ingredients together until its consistency is good to pipe. Add the paste into a piping bag for easy use.
Hot Cross Buns
Once the dough balls have risen, add the crosses using the flour past.
Using a pastry brush, do an egg wash on the buns.
Bake for 30-35 minutes or until the buns are golden brown.
Glaze
While the buns are baking, heat the apricot jam with some water to make it a thick glaze.
Once the buns are out of the oven, brush the apricot glaze over the hot buns and let them cool.
Happy Easter and Happy Baking
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