Hot Cross Buns EasterBake
Hot Cross Buns EasterBake

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Using a sharp knife, cut a cross on top of each bun. Beat egg yolk and water; brush over buns. Combine icing ingredients; pipe over buns. Great recipe for Hot Cross Buns EasterBake.

To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can have hot cross buns easterbake using 14 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Hot Cross Buns EasterBake:
  1. Prepare 450 g (1 lb) strong white flour
  2. Make ready 15 g (1/2 oz) dried yeast or 2 x 7g sachets fast acting yeast
  3. Make ready 75 g (3 oz) butter, chilled and cubed
  4. Make ready 100 g (31/2) oz caster sugar
  5. Get 225 ml (8 fl oz) warm milk
  6. Take 2 eggs, beaten
  7. Take 150 g (6 oz) mixed fruit, (sultanas, currants and mixed peel)
  8. Make ready 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
  9. Get 2 tsp mixed spice
  10. Prepare 1/4 tsp grated nutmeg
  11. Prepare 1/2 tsp salt
  12. Take 1 pack ready rolled shortcrust pastry
  13. Prepare Egg Wash
  14. Make ready 2 tbsp milk mixed with 1 egg and 1 tsp caster sugar

Making your own at home does take a little time, which makes them perfect for a lazy Sunday bake. The results are definitely worth the effort - warm, sticky, spiced buns full of fruit. Brush with agave or maple syrup for a shiny glaze and leave to cool on a wire rack. Brush the buns with an egg glaze and top with a piped cross.

Steps to make Hot Cross Buns EasterBake:
  1. In a bowl, mix 1 tbsp of sugar with 60ml (2fl oz) of the warm milk and sprinkle in the yeast. Leave in a warm place for approximately 5 minutes until frothy before sifting the flour into a large mixing bowl.
  2. Rub in the butter until crumbly before adding the mixed spice, cinnamon, sugar, salt and grated nutmeg. Mix well together.
  3. Make a well in the centre of the dry ingredients and add the eggs, remaining milk and yeast mixture.
  4. Mix well until all ingredients combined.
  5. Knead for a couple of minutes until smooth. Add the mixed fruit and continue until the dough is shiny. You can use a food mixer with dough hook if you like.
  6. Cover the bowl with clingfilm and leave in a warm place until doubled in size. This may take up to 1 1/2 hours. Knock back by kneading the dough for 5 minutes and place on a work surface covered with a clean tea towel and let rest for 5 minutes.
  7. Unroll the shortcrust pastry and cut 5 mm (1/4 in) wide strips with a sharp knife.
  8. Shape the dough into small balls of approximately 40g (1 1/2oz) and place 1cm apart onto a greased baking tray. Brush with the egg wash and mark the top of each bun with a cross using the strips of shortcrust pastry. Gently brush again with the egg wash. Leave to stand for 30-45 minutes until the balls have doubled in size.
  9. Preheat the oven to 220 degrees C (425 F), Gas mark 7. Bake for 5 minutes before reducing the heat to 200 degrees C (400 F), Gas mark 6 and bake for a further 10 minutes or until the buns are golden brown. Remove from the oven and leave to cool on a wire rack before toasting and slathering with a knob of butter. Must be eaten warm with a cup of tea whilst thinking about hot sunny days and contemplating about how good life is…

Brush with agave or maple syrup for a shiny glaze and leave to cool on a wire rack. Brush the buns with an egg glaze and top with a piped cross. Cut a cross on top of each roll with a sharp knife. Beat water and egg yolk; brush over rolls. Paul Hollywood's Hot Cross Buns Recipe courtesy of The Great British Baking Show Using fresh fruit rather than dried, Paul says this is the best way to make Hot Cross Buns in this Masterclass.

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