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Hot cross buns
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Total Time: 2 hours 30 minutes
Try making homemade hot cross buns for Easter - they're irresistible and far better than store bought ones!
Ingredients:
200 ml semi-skimmed milk
55 g unsalted butter
2 x 7 g sachets of dried yeast
455 g strong bread flour plus extra for dusting
1teaspoonmixed spice
1teaspooncinnamon
1whole nutmegfor grating
55 g caster sugar
2balls of stem ginger
1 large free-range egg
2tablespoons plain flour
55 g sultanas or raisins
30 g dried cranberries
2tablespoons mixed peel
runny honey
Instructions:
- Heat milk and 50ml water in a small pan until warm. Melt butter in another pan. Transfer milk mixture to a bowl and mix in yeast.
- Combine flour, sea salt, spices, nutmeg, sugar, and chopped stem ginger in a large bowl.
- Make a well in the flour mixture and pour in melted butter, followed by yeast mixture. Add beaten egg and mix into a dough.
- Knead dough on a floured surface for 10 minutes until soft and springy. Let it rise for an hour until doubled in size.
- Knock air out of dough, add dried fruit and mixed peel, knead for 1-2 minutes. Preheat oven to 190ºC/375ºF/Gas 5, grease and line baking tray.
- Divide dough into 12 pieces, roll into balls, place on tray, let rise for 30 minutes.
- Mix plain flour and water to make a paste. Use it to make a cross on top of each bun.
- Bake in preheated oven for 15-20 minutes until golden. Glaze with honey and cool on a wire rack.
- Serve warm, sliced with butter.