Hot Cross Buns: Fruit and Chocolate Versions
Traditional hot cross buns with options for fruit or chocolate chips.
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- •1 cup Warm milk
- •2 tbsp Sugar
- •1 EggOr use an extra 50g of milk instead
- •2 tsp YeastActivated
- •2 tbsp Olive oilOr any neutral cooking oil
- •4 cups Flour
- •1 tsp Salt
- •1 tsp Allspice
- •1 tsp Ground cinnamon
- •1/2 tsp NutmegFreshly ground
- •1 cup Dried fruits(optional)Or use chocolate chips instead
- •1 cup Chocolate chips(optional)Alternative to dried fruits
- •1/2 cup Flour (for crosses)For the cross paste
- •2 tbsp Icing sugarFor the cross paste
- •2 tbsp WaterFor the cross paste
- •2 tbsp Sugar (for glaze)For the glaze
- •2 tbsp Boiling waterFor the glaze
- 1
Mix warm milk, sugar, and egg (or extra milk if not using egg).
2 min
- 2
Add yeast and let it activate for 10 minutes.
10 min
- 3
Combine flour, salt, allspice, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
3 min
- 4
Mix dry ingredients with yeast mixture and olive oil.
5 min
- 5
Knead dough for 10 minutes.
10 min
- 6
Let dough proof for 1 hour until doubled in size.
1h 0m
- 7
Divide dough into 12 pieces and shape into balls.
10 min
- 8
Place dough balls in a greased baking tin and let proof for 45 minutes.
45 min
- 9
Prepare cross paste and pipe crosses on buns.
5 min
- 10
Bake in preheated oven at 180°C (355°F) for 16 minutes.
16 min
- 11
Prepare glaze by mixing sugar and boiling water.
2 min
- 12
Brush glaze on hot buns.
3 min
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