Hot Cross Buns
Makes 24
Ingredients
20 grams Dried yeast
500 ml milk
200 grams honey
1.7kg flour
175 grams soft butter
3/4 Tablespoon freshly ground cinnamon
1 Tablespoon Mixed spice
1 teaspoon ground cloves
500 grams of currants
1 cup mixed peel
salt to taste
(for the cross) - flour and water to make a paste
Instructions
Mix the fresh yeast, milk, honey, flour and the soft butter in a bowl
Tip the dough onto a floured surface, knead and then leave to rise for one hour in a warm spot
Once the dough has risen, add the salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, currants and mixed peel, and lightly knead until every distributed
Divide the dough into 90gm portions and round into even buns. Lay out on a lined baking tray and leave to prove for a further 30 minutes, until they’ve expanded
Pipe the water paste over the buns to make the cross
Bake the buns at 160 C for 25 minutes
If desired, glaze with sugar syrup once out of the oven. Alternatively bowl a little apricot jam and a littler water to create a simple glaze
