Hey everyone, I hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, I will show you a way to make a special dish, hot cross buns easterbake. One of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Hot Cross Buns EasterBake is one of the most well liked of current trending meals on earth. It’s simple, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. It is enjoyed by millions daily. Hot Cross Buns EasterBake is something that I’ve loved my entire life. They are nice and they look wonderful.
These Hot Cross Buns are lightly spiced with cinnamon and nutmeg and studded with tangy craisins or raisins. It's so important to us that our family understands Easter is about Jesus Christ's death, burial and resurrection through which he paid the penalty for. Hot cross buns are a traditional Easter dish.
To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook hot cross buns easterbake using 14 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Hot Cross Buns EasterBake:
- Take 450 g (1 lb) strong white flour
- Prepare 15 g (1/2 oz) dried yeast or 2 x 7g sachets fast acting yeast
- Take 75 g (3 oz) butter, chilled and cubed
- Make ready 100 g (31/2) oz caster sugar
- Get 225 ml (8 fl oz) warm milk
- Prepare 2 eggs, beaten
- Make ready 150 g (6 oz) mixed fruit, (sultanas, currants and mixed peel)
- Take 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- Make ready 2 tsp mixed spice
- Take 1/4 tsp grated nutmeg
- Make ready 1/2 tsp salt
- Make ready 1 pack ready rolled shortcrust pastry
- Get Egg Wash
- Get 2 tbsp milk mixed with 1 egg and 1 tsp caster sugar
Remove from the oven, carefully turn the buns out of the pan (they should come out in one large piece), and transfer them to a rack to cool. When the buns have risen remove the polythene bags and pipe a cross on each bun. Melt the golden syrup in a pan and while the buns are still warm. These Hot Cross Buns are way better than the stock standard ones you buy from grocery stores.
Instructions to make Hot Cross Buns EasterBake:
- 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.
- Rub in the butter until crumbly before adding the mixed spice, cinnamon, sugar, salt and grated nutmeg. Mix well together.
- Make a well in the centre of the dry ingredients and add the eggs, remaining milk and yeast mixture.
- Mix well until all ingredients combined.
- 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.
- 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.
- Unroll the shortcrust pastry and cut 5 mm (1/4 in) wide strips with a sharp knife.
- 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.
- 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…
Easy, classic old-fashioned hot cross buns are perfect for your Easter celebration! After baking, the signature cross is just a simple powdered sugar glaze. Once decorated, you can enjoy while warm or store in an airtight container for a treat at a later time. Serve them Easter morning with some hard boiled eggs and fruit! More sweet brunch additions I love are No-bake Strawberries and Cream Crepe Cake, Honey lemon Bars, and Chocolate Drizzled Coconut Macaroons.
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