Hot Cross Buns

Name: Hot Cross Buns
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 16
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 600g Strong plain flour; 1.5 sachet Dried yeast; 70g Margarine; 1.5 tsp. Salt; 1.5 tsp. Mixed spice; 1.5 tsp. Cinnamon; 100g Sultanas; 30g Chopped mixed peel; 70g Caster sugar; 300 ml Milk; 2 Eggs. beaten; 2 tbsp. Flour; 4 tbsp. Sugar

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Prep: 15 mins

Cook: 30 mins

Serves: 16

British Breakfast

Ingredients

600g Strong plain flour
1.5 sachet Dried yeast
70g Margarine
1.5 tsp. Salt
1.5 tsp. Mixed spice
1.5 tsp. Cinnamon
100g Sultanas
30g Chopped mixed peel
70g Caster sugar
300 ml Milk
2 Eggs. beaten
2 tbsp. Flour
4 tbsp. Sugar

Accompaniment

Description

Best ever Good Friday breakfast, brings all my childhood memories back.

Method

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1. Sift flour, salt and spices into a large bowl and rub in margarine

2. Turn in the yeast, sultanas, peel and sugar

3. Warm the milk and whisk into egg before adding to flour mixture

4. Mix well

5. Turn dough on to a floured surface and knead for 10 mins.

6. Divide dough into 16 even pieces and form into balls.

7. Arrange in a roasting tin leaving space between them.

8. Cover with a tea towel and leave to prove in a warm place for about one and a half hours till doubled in bulk

9. To make crosses mix the flour with about 2 tbsp. Water to make a thick batter

10. Fill piping bag and pipe a neat cross on each bun

11. Bake at 400F, 200C for 30 minutes.