Hot Cross Buns
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Author: Hannah
Serves: 8
Ingredients
- 225g plain flour
- ½ tsp salt
- 25g soft butter
- 7g sachet fast action dried yeast
- 55g dried mixed fruit
- Zest 1 orange
- 1 tsp mixed spice
- 150ml semi skimmed milk
- For the crosses:
- 25g butter
- 55g plain flour
- 4 tbsps water
- For the glaze:
- Apricot jam (optional)
Instructions
- Sieve the flour and salt into a mixing bowl and rub in the butter until mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs. Stir in the yeast, spice and orange zest.
- Warm the milk to 37C or lukewarm, tip the mixed fruit in and then pour into the flour mixture and mix to a soft dough.
- Turn out on to a floured surface and knead dough until elastic and no longer sticky. Either form your mixture into little balls or pop into a loaf tin to slice.
- Cover with lightly oiled clingfilm and leave in a warm place until the dough has doubled in size (around half an hour)
- To make the crosses, blend the butter with the flour and four tablespoons of water. Gently remove the clingfilm from the buns and pipe the mixture into a cross on top of each.
- Bake in a preheated oven at 210C, 190C fan, gas mark 7 for about 15 minutes until golden brown.
- To make the glaze, gently warm the apricot jam. Brush over the hot buns, return to the oven and cook for a further two minutes.
I'm Hannah from Lincoln! Mama to Penny who was born in February 2015. I have always been a bit obsessed with food and enjoy travelling and sampling as much of it as time allows. I'm sharing my baby led weaning recipes that can be used for all the family.
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