How to Prepare Delicious Hot Cross Buns

Hot Cross Buns. A hot cross bun is a spiced sweet bun usually made with fruit, marked with a cross on the top, and traditionally eaten on Good Friday in the United Kingdom; Ireland; Australia; India; New Zealand. Hot Cross Buns are a traditional Good Friday treat! These slightly sweet yeast-leavened buns are spiced with cinnamon and speckled with currants, citron, and orange zest.

Reviews for: Photos of Hot Cross Buns I. What Do Hot Cross Buns Taste Like? My hot cross buns are a cross (get it?) between a dinner roll and cinnamon roll. You can cook Hot Cross Buns using 13 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Hot Cross Buns

1. It's 1/8 teaspoon of ground nutmeg.
2. You need 1/4 teaspoon of ground cinnamon.
3. It's 3 1/2 cup of all purpose flour.
4. It's 2 of large eggs.
5. Prepare 1 packet of instant dry yeast.
6. Prepare 1/2 teaspoon of salt.
7. It's 1/4 cup of unsalted butter melted.
8. You need 1/2 cup of sugar.
9. Prepare 1/2 teaspoon of sugar.
10. Prepare 3/4 cup of very warm milk divided into 1/2 and 1/4 cup.
11. It's 1/2 cup of raisins soaked in boiling hot water.
12. Prepare 1 of egg + 1 teaspoon water for egg wash.
13. It's 1/2 cup of icing sugar mixed with 2 1/2 teaspoon milk for the glaze.

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Hot Cross Buns step by step

1. Combine raisins with hot water and let it sit for 10 minutes then drain.
2. Add flour, instant dry yeast, nutmeg, cinnamon and salt in a large bowl. Whisk to combine well..
3. Combine warm milk, sugar, eggs and butter and stir until butter is melted.
4. Add the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients, knead until a soft dough is formed about 8-12 minutes. Pat dry the raisins and add them into the soft dough, knead to combine..
5. Transfer dough onto a buttered bowl. Cover and let rise in warm place for 1 and 1/2 hours.
6. Once dough has risen turn onto a lightly floured surface, knead a few seconds. Divide dough into 12 equal balls sizes.
7. Roll each dough into a ball, transfer onto a buttered/oiled baking sheet. Cover with tea towel and let sit in a warm place for 30 minutes until puffed.
8. Preheat oven to 180 C generously brush the tops of the buns with egg wash and bake for 15-17 minutes/until golden brown. Allow to cool completely once done.
9. Stir icing sugar with milk to form paste, add more sugar if you want thicker mixture.
10. Transfer glaze to piping bag and pipe a cross shape over each bun. Serve immediately.

Mary's going to be so proud that you made your own hot cross buns this Easter. Lucky thing her recipe is completely foolproof. On Easter morning, our family always looked forward to a breakfast of dyed hard boiled eggs and Mom's hot cross buns. You mark the crosses before baking. One a penny, two a penny.