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Chocolate hot cross buns
Chocolate hot cross buns
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Total Time:
1 hour 15 minutes
Elevate hot cross buns with chocolate dough and a surprise melty center. Irresistibly delicious straight from the oven.
Ingredients:
  • 50 g unsalted butter
  • 50 g golden caster sugar
  • 1 heaped teaspoon mixed spice
  • 1 whole nutmeg for grating
  • 200 ml semi-skimmed milk
  • 1 large free-range egg
  • 400 g strong white bread flour plus 2 tablespoons and extra for dusting
  • 50 g quality cocoa powder
  • 1 x 7 g sachet of dried yeast
  • 150 g quality dark chocolate (70%)
  • 100 g raisins or mixed dried fruit
  • 3 tablespoons runny honey
Instructions:
  • In a pan over low heat, melt butter, sugar, mixed spice, nutmeg, and sea salt. Off heat, add milk, then whisk in the egg. In a large bowl, sift flour and cocoa, add yeast. Make a well, gradually pour in milk mixture to form a rough dough. Knead for 5 minutes until smooth. Proof dough in warm place 1 hour 30 minutes until doubled. Chop half the chocolate into 12 pieces, set aside. Finely chop remaining chocolate into chips. Chop large dried fruits smaller. Knock out air from dough, flatten, add chocolate chips and fruit. Knead until smooth. Preheat oven to 180ºC/350ºF/gas 4, grease and line a 25cm x 35cm tray. Divide dough into 12 pieces, flatten, push in chocolate, fold over. Shape into balls on tray. Prove for 45 minutes until doubled. Mix flour and water, pipe crosses on buns. Bake 25 minutes until golden. Glaze with warmed honey. Enjoy warm with butter and sea salt.

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