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Hot Cross Buns

Traditionally spiced fruit buns decorated with pastry crosses, this version has a sticky, sweet apricot jam glaze.
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Difficulty
Medium
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Time
160 min
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Author
lorem ipsum

Ingredients

Servings: 16
Makes: 16

500 grams bread flour
60 grams unsalted butter
3  mixed spice


7 grams dried yeast
40 grams caster sugar
0.5 tsp. salt


250 ml whole milk, warm
2  eggs, beaten
75 grams candied citrus peel
175 grams sultanas


50 grams plain flour
0.5 tsp. water


2  apricot jam
1 tsp. water


Instructions

STEP 1/7

Cut the butter into cubes and leave at room temperature to soften.

Coarsely chop the cirtus peel.

STEP 2/7

Fit the K beater to the machine.

STEP 3/7

Add Ingredients 1 (flour, butter, mixed spice) into the Mixer bowl.

Attach the Mixer bowl to the machine and fit the splash guard.

Mix on speed 4 for 1 minute or until coarse crumbs form.

STEP 4/7

Add Ingredients 2 (yeast, sugar, salt) into the Mixer bowl.

Mix on speed 4 for 30 seconds.

STEP 5/7

Remove the K beater and fit the Spiral dough tool.

Add Ingredients 3 (milk, eggs, citrus peel, sultanas) into the Mixer bowl.

Mix on speed 2 for 5 minutes.

Cover with a tea towel.

Leave to prove for 1 hour.

Carefully transfer the dough from the Mixer bowl to a lightly floured worksurface.

Carefully flatten the dough with your wrist.

Take the far edge of the dough and roll it back towards you.

Gently roll the dough into a sausage shape, applying even and gentle pressure.

Divide the dough into 16 equal pieces.

Cover with a tea towel.

Leave to rest for 10 minutes.

Take one piece of dough, place it under the palm of your hand.

Gently apply a little pressure and rotate your hand slowly, bringing your fingers inward, to make a roll shape.

Repeat this action with the rest of the dough pieces.

Place the dough onto a floured baking tray.

Cover with a tea towel.

Leave to prove for 1 hour.

STEP 6/7

Pre heat the oven to 200ºC.

Add Ingredients 4 (flour, water) to a small bowl.

Transfer the contents of the small bowl into the piping bag.

Pipe a cross on the top of each bun.

Bake for 20 minutes at 200ºC.

STEP 7/7

Add Ingredients 5 (jam, water) to a small bowl.

Whilst the buns are still hot, use a pastry brush to glaze the buns with the jam.

Leave to cool on a wire rack.

Serve.

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Hot Cross Buns

Traditionally spiced fruit buns decorated with pastry crosses, this version has a sticky, sweet apricot jam glaze.
Ȑ
Difficulty
Medium
ȑ
Time
160 min
&
Author
lorem ipsum
Servings:16
Makes:16

Ingredients


500 grams bread flour
60 grams unsalted butter
3  mixed spice


7 grams dried yeast
40 grams caster sugar
0.5 tsp. salt


250 ml whole milk, warm
2  eggs, beaten
75 grams candied citrus peel
175 grams sultanas


50 grams plain flour
0.5 tsp. water


2  apricot jam
1 tsp. water

Instructions

STEP 1/7

Cut the butter into cubes and leave at room temperature to soften.

Coarsely chop the cirtus peel.

STEP 2/7

Fit the K beater to the machine.

STEP 3/7

Add Ingredients 1 (flour, butter, mixed spice) into the Mixer bowl.

Attach the Mixer bowl to the machine and fit the splash guard.

Mix on speed 4 for 1 minute or until coarse crumbs form.

STEP 4/7

Add Ingredients 2 (yeast, sugar, salt) into the Mixer bowl.

Mix on speed 4 for 30 seconds.

STEP 5/7

Remove the K beater and fit the Spiral dough tool.

Add Ingredients 3 (milk, eggs, citrus peel, sultanas) into the Mixer bowl.

Mix on speed 2 for 5 minutes.

Cover with a tea towel.

Leave to prove for 1 hour.

Carefully transfer the dough from the Mixer bowl to a lightly floured worksurface.

Carefully flatten the dough with your wrist.

Take the far edge of the dough and roll it back towards you.

Gently roll the dough into a sausage shape, applying even and gentle pressure.

Divide the dough into 16 equal pieces.

Cover with a tea towel.

Leave to rest for 10 minutes.

Take one piece of dough, place it under the palm of your hand.

Gently apply a little pressure and rotate your hand slowly, bringing your fingers inward, to make a roll shape.

Repeat this action with the rest of the dough pieces.

Place the dough onto a floured baking tray.

Cover with a tea towel.

Leave to prove for 1 hour.

STEP 6/7

Pre heat the oven to 200ºC.

Add Ingredients 4 (flour, water) to a small bowl.

Transfer the contents of the small bowl into the piping bag.

Pipe a cross on the top of each bun.

Bake for 20 minutes at 200ºC.

STEP 7/7

Add Ingredients 5 (jam, water) to a small bowl.

Whilst the buns are still hot, use a pastry brush to glaze the buns with the jam.

Leave to cool on a wire rack.

Serve.

Notes