Hot Cross Buns
2cups all purpose flour
2cups bread flour
4tbl sugar
1 cup currants, or you can also use raisins if you wish
1/2cup candied ginger , recipe, if you can’t find candied ginger in the store use crystallized ginger instead, and chop it into small pieces
zest of one lemon
1 tsp cardamom
1/2 tsp cinnamon
4tbl melted butter
1package of dry yeast, 2 1/4tsp
1/2cup warm water
1/2cup warm milk
1 large egg
Glaze for the Crosses
2 cups powdered sugar
milk, few teaspoons
lemon juice(optional)
- In a small bowl, combine warm milk and warm water, add yeast and stir, set aside
- In a large bowl combine flours, sugar, salt spices lemon zest, dry fruit
- You can either use a stand mixer fitted with hook attachment or make the dough by hand, with the stand mixer, put all the dry ingredients into the bowl of your stand mixer, make a little well in the center, add melted butter, egg and yeast mixture and knead on low speed until the dough is smooth, place the dough into a lightly oiled bowl, cover with plastic wrap or damp towel and let rise for an hour
Making the dough by hand(self explanatory)
- The Art of egg cracking 🙂
- Adding butter, yeast mixture and kneading the dough with your hands
- Shaping the buns
- Lightly oil the pan to prevent sticking
- Cover the pan with a damp paper towel, kitchen towel or plastic wrap, let the buns proof for about 30-45 minutes
- Preheat oven to 400F, bake for 15-20 minutes, until golden brown on the top
Baked Hot Buns sans the cross
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