Recipes

Soft Hot Cross Buns Recipe

March 2024

This is an easy, step-by-step Easter recipe for soft hot cross buns. Made from an enriched dough, with spices and fruit, these hot cross buns can be made by hand or in a mixer.

In a saucepan , warm the orange juice. Take it off the heat and add in the raisins.

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In a bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a dough hook, add yeast, sugar, flour, salt, spices, warm milk and egg.

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On low speed and combine until it forms a thick but slightly sticky dough. Add in the softened butter and keep mixing until the butter has been incorporated.

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Turn the mixer on medium speed and keep it mixing until the sticky dough starts to strengthen and come together and pull away cleanly from the sides of the bowl. This can take around 15 minutes.

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Drain the raisins and add them to the dough along with the fruit zest.

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Place the dough ball into a clean bowl and cover it with a lid or plate, or a damp tea towel, and let the dough rise in a warm place or 1.5- 2 hours until doubled in size.

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Pull the dough onto a clean bench and cut it into 9 equal pieces (use a scale for exact measurements).

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Place each ball into the baking tray, then cover with a damp tea towel and let them rise until just doubled in size.

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Mix the ingredients for the crosses and fill a piping bag fitted with a small tip. Pipe the crosses onto the buns.

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Bake the buns until golden brown. Use a pastry brush to brush the top of the buns with sugar syrup the moment they come from the oven.

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See the link below for the full recipe!