Hot Cross Buns
Homemade Hot Cross Buns with Salted Honey & Cinnamon Butter
Ingredients
- 600 g all purpose flour
- 100 g sugar
- 15 g dried instant yeast
- 5 ml salt
- 15 ml ground cinnamon
- 2.5 ml ground ginger
- 2 ml ground cloves
- 1 orange zested
- 200 g sultanas optional
- 90 g butter softened
- 2 large eggs beaten
- +- 250 ml buttermilk, laban or water lukewarm
- 60 ml extra all purpose flour for kneading and shaping
- 1 large egg for egg wash beaten with a pinch of salt
Pastry Crosses
- 40 g cold butter grated
- 125 ml all purpose flour
- a little ice water
Apricot Glaze
- 45 ml apricot jam
- 45 ml sugar
- 45 ml water
Salted Honey & Cinnamon Butter
- 100 g butter
- 10 ml ground cinnamon
- 15 ml honey
- 2.5 ml coarse sea salt freshly ground
Instructions
- For the dough, sift all the dry ingredients into a large mixing bowl. Add thesultanas and orange zest and mix briefly.
- Using a stand mixer with dough hook or with a wooden spoon and bare hands, mix in the butter, beaten eggs and enough buttermilk for the dough to come together. Knead until you have a smooth, soft, elastic dough. Add more flour if needed.
- Place into a large clean bowl, cover and allow to proof for 1 hour to double in size or overnight at cool room temperature.. Divide risen dough into 15 x +- 80 g pieces and shape into round buns. Place them onto a lined baking tray with +- 5cm space in-between each one. Cover and allow to proof in a warm area for an hour.
- Meanwhile, prepare the pastry for the crosses: Rub the butter into the flour and add just enough ice-cold water to allow the ingredients to combine evenly – mix by cutting in using a knife. Roll the pastry dough into thin strips for your crosses (you will need 30 +- 8cm pieces).
- Preheat oven to 180°C.
- Brush risen buns gently with egg wash and arrange crosses onto each bun. Bake for 18 – 20 minutes. Not a minute longer please :-)
- Meanwhile, heat the jam, sugar, and water together until sugar dissolves, Simmer for 2 minutes. Remove from heat.
- Brush glaze onto freshly baked hot cross buns.
- Best eaten warm- straight from the oven, microwaved or toasted with lots of salted butter or my Salted Honey & Cinnamon Butter.
- To make Salted Honey & Cinnamon Butter: Blend all the ingredients in a food processor until well combined, light and fluffy! Keep refrigerated after use.
Nutrition
Calories: 371kcalCarbohydrates: 65gProtein: 8gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 53mgSodium: 226mgPotassium: 228mgFiber: 3gSugar: 21gVitamin A: 321IUVitamin C: 5mgCalcium: 57mgIron: 3mg
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