Easy hot cross buns recipe Posted by Taylah Strauss on 16 March 2022 Easter would be incomplete without some delicious hot cross buns. And we believe homemade is always better. Here’s a quick and easy recipe for delicious hot cross buns. INGREDIENTS Buns 500g cake flour 3ml salt 90g muscovado sugar 10ml (2 tsp) ground cinnamon 5ml (1 tsp) mixed spice 5ml (1 tsp) ground nutmeg 50g butter 10g instant dry yeast 140g chopped mixed dried fruit 150ml milk 150ml water Topping 50ml cake flour 20ml (4 tsp) water Glaze 50 ml golden syrup INSTRUCTIONS – Preheat the oven to 200°C. In a large mixing bowl, combine the cake flour, salt, muscovado sugar, ground cinnamon, mixed spice and ground nutmeg. Cube the butter and add it to the dry ingredients. – Rub with your fingers until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs. Stir in the instant dry yeast and chopped mixed dried fruit. In a small saucepan, heat the milk and the water until the liquid is lukewarm and add it to the flour mixture. Mix to form a dough. On a lightly floured work surface, turn the dough out and knead until soft, about 5 minutes. – Divide the dough into 20 pieces and roll to form balls. Place the balls in a row on a lightly greased baking tray and slightly flatten the tops. Cover with plastic wrap and leave to rise until double in size, about 2 hours. For the topping, combine the other 50ml cake flour and 20ml (4 tsp) water. Stir to form a paste. Spoon into a piping bag and pipe a cross onto each bun. – Bake until golden, about 20 minutes. Place on a cooling rack to cool slightly. To glaze the buns, heat the golden syrup until it has slightly melted and brush it over the buns. Picture: Unsplash Source: Food and Home ALSO READ Chocolate-coated marshmallow Easter eggs recipe Related Posts A South African summer with a Caribbean Twist 22 November 2022 South Africans more than deserve laid-back days in the sun this summer. Caribbean Twist is the... read more 10 coffee shops to visit in Johannesburg 1 November 2022 Finding the best coffee shops in Johannesburg can be tricky. We’ve put together a list... read more Celebrity chefs will fire up a custom-built kitchen at Decorex Joburg 20 July 2022 It’s going to be hot in the concept kitchen at Decorex Joburg this year as... read more PREV ARTICLE NEXT ARTICLE
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