Here is a perfectly baked hot cross buns that you can enjoy with butter and jam.
Ingredients
- Flour 500 gm
- Caster sugar 2 oz (4 tbsp)
- Dried yeast powder 1 tbsp
- Egg 1
- Salt 1 tsp
- Ground cinnamon 1 tsp
- Ground nutmeg 1/2 tsp
- Orange peel chopped 1 tbsp
- Currants or raisins 3 oz
- Butter melted and cooled 2 oz
- Warm milk 1/2 cup
- Warm water 1/4 cup
- Oil to grease
- Shortcrust pastry 2 oz
For Glaze
- Water 2 tbsp
- Caster sugar 2 tbsp
Method
- Sift flour, sugar, yeast, egg, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, orange peel, currants, melted and cooled butter, warm milk and water in a bowl. Kneed to a soft, smooth and elastic dough.
- Put dough in an oiled bowl to rise in a warm place till doubled for an hour.
- Punch down the dough and turn onto a lightly floured surface and knead till smooth.
- Divide dough into 12-15 portions and shape into balls.
- Arrange the buns on one or two baking trays lined with parchment, leaving enough space for the dough to expand and put on a tray.
- Roll out the shortcrust pastry and cut in thick strips and place on top of the bun in a cross shape. Secure with a little water.
- Cover with oiled cling and let rise again for 30 minutes.
- Bake at 220 degrees C for 15 minutes or till risen and brown.
- Let cool on wire rack and make a sugar glaze by melting sugar in water and then brush over buns. Serve warm with butter and jam.
