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Hot Cross Buns

Recipe by: LITSTER5  |  Photo by: WuDee
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  • Prep: 20 mins  |  Cook: 20 mins
  • Serves: 12
An Easter tradition. The egg yolk wash gives these a golden, glossy finish. The icing is simply made from sugar and milk.

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Ingredients

200ml (3/4 cup) warm water (45 C)
60g butter
1 tablespoon dried milk powder
50g (1/4 cup) caster sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 egg
1 egg white
375g (3 cups) plain flour
3 teaspoons dried yeast
125g (3/4 cup) currants
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 egg yolk
2 tablespoons water
For the icing:
60g (1/3rd cup) icing sugar
1/4 teaspoon vanilla essence
2 teaspoons low fat milk

Preparation method

1. Put warm water, butter, milk powder, caster sugar, salt, egg, egg white, flour and yeast in bread machine and start on dough program.
 
2. When 5 minutes of kneading are left, add currants and cinnamon. Leave in machine till doubled.
 
3. Punch down on floured surface, cover and let rest 10 minutes.
 
4. Shape into 12 balls and place in a greased 22x30cm pan. Cover and let rise in a warm place till doubled, about 35-40 minutes.
 
5. Mix egg yolk and 2 tablespoons water. Brush on dough balls.
 
6. Bake in preheated oven at 190 C for 20 minutes. Remove from pan immediately and cool on wire rack.
 
7. To make crosses: Mix together icing sugar, vanilla and milk. Brush a cross on each cooled bun.
 
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  • Tweak: margiemill Altered ingredient amounts:

    I found this recipe was too wet. Second time I tried reducing the water to 180ml and increased the flour to 425g.

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    Tweak: isobel Altered ingredient amounts:

    Jood - a 7g sachet is slightly under 3 teaspoons but it did me fine for this recipe.

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    • isobel
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    • Aspley, Australia
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  • Review: isobel

    Recipe worked well but like raewyn, I only used the flour and water for the crosses and piped it on before they went in the oven. The glaze- straight golden syrup brushed on just after they came out.
    Posted: 13 Apr 2009 Easy
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    • isobel
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    • Aspley, Australia

    Review: RaewynL

    This bun recipe is fine - though I did add some leftover fruit mince to the mix with the dried fruit. However, I used a flour and water paste for the crosses that I piped on before cooking.. Thats really all u need-and its so much easier.
    Posted: 08 Apr 2009 Easy
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    • RaewynL
    • Intermediate
    • Wellington, New Zealand
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Nutrition

  • Energy 913.367 kJ
  • Total Fat 4.1 g
  • Saturated Fat 2.1 g
  • Salt 117.4 mg
  • Total Carbs 40.5 g
  • Fibre 1.8 g
  • Protein 5.2 g
 
 
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