Looking for something for Lent or just a sweet bread to pass the day? Hot cross bun will cover both and keep the house safe!
Ingredients
Bun
- 5 cups / 600g Plain flour
- 1 tablespoon / 10g Fresh yeast
- 1⅓ cup / 300g milk
- 7 tablespoons / 100g Butter
- 2 medium / 100g Eggs
- 3 tablespoons / 60g Honey or sweetener of choice
Filling
- 1 tablespoon / 8g Cinnamon (powdered)
- ¾ cup / 100g Raisins or other dried fruit of choice
- 1 medium / 150g Apple (chopped optionally peeled)
- 1 medium / 10g Orange’s zest
- 1 medium / 50g Candid orange or other fruit peel
Cross decoration
- ⅓ cup / 50g Flour
- 5 tablespoons / 75g Water
Eggwash
- 1 medium / 50g Egg
- 1 teaspoon / 5g Vanilla extract
How to make Hot cross bun
Bun
- Put flour, yeast, milk, butter, egg and honey in a big mixing bowl.
- Knead ingredients until dough comes together.
- Put the dough in a lightly oiled bowl.
- Cover and leave it to rise in a 68°F – 81°F /20°C – 27°C place for 45 – 90 minutes or until doubled in size.
- Take dough out of the bowl on a lightly floured surface and flatten it a bit by hands, spread raisins, orange peel, orange zest, chopped apple and cinnamon on top evenly. Fold filling in the dough and put it back in the bowl and cover it.
- Leave to rise for another 45 minutes or until doubled in size.
- Divide the dough into 16 equal pieces.
- Roll them into smooth balls.
- Put balls into the baking tray leaving them some space to expand. Don’t put them too far away from each other though.
- Cover it and leave for another 20 minutes to rise.
- Mix the flour with the water to make the paste for the cross. Fill the paste into a piping bag to decorate the buns with the cross.
- Brush over the top of buns with egg wash before putting the tray in the preheated oven.
- Put a deep tray with water at the bottom of the oven so the buns will bake in steamy hot air. Bake the buns on the middle rack of a 430°F / 220°C preheated oven for 20 minutes or until the top is golden brown.
Enjoy!
Hot Cross Bun Recipe
Looking for something for Lent or just a sweet bread to pass the day? Hot cross bun will cover both and keep the house safe!
Ingredients
Bun
- 5 cups Plain flour
- 1 tablespoon Fresh yeast
- 1⅓ cup Milk
- 7 tablespoons Butter
- 2 medium Egg
- 3 tablespoons Honey or sweetener of choice
Filling
- 1 tablespoon Cinnamon powdered
- ¾ cup Raisins or other dried fruit of choice
- 1 medium Apple chopped optionally peeled
- 1 medium Orange's zest
- 1 medium Candid orange or other fruit's peel
Cross decoration
- ⅓ cup Flour
- 5 tablespoons Water
Eggwash
- 1 medium Egg
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
Instructions
- Put flour, yeast, milk, butter, egg and agave syrup in a big mixing bowl.
- Knead ingredients until dough comes together.
- Put the dough in a lightly oiled bowl.
- Cover and leave it to rise in a 68°F – 81°F /20°C – 27°C place for 45 – 90 minutes or until doubled in size.
- Take dough out of the bowl on a lightly floured surface and flatten it a bit by hands, spread raisins, orange peel, orange zest, chopped apple and cinnamon on top evenly. Fold filling in the dough and put it back in the bowl and cover it.
- Leave to rise for another 45 minutes or until doubled in size.
- Divide the dough into 16 equal pieces.
- Roll them into smooth balls.
- Put balls into the baking tray leaving them some space to expand. Don’t put them too far away from each other though.
- Cover it and leave for another 20 minutes to rise.
- Mix the flour with the water to make the paste for the cross. Fill the paste into a piping bag to decorate the buns with the cross.
- Brush over the top of buns with egg wash before putting the tray in the preheated oven.
- Put a deep tray with water at the bottom of the oven so the buns will bake in steamy hot air. Bake the buns on the middle rack of a 430°F / 220°C preheated oven for 20 minutes or until the top is golden brown.
Notes
Enjoy!
Nutrition
Serving: 100g | Calories: 250kcal (13%) | Carbohydrates: 42g (14%) | Protein: 6g (12%) | Fat: 7g (10%) | Saturated Fat: 4g (24%) | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0g | Cholesterol: 44mg (15%) | Sodium: 59mg (3%) | Potassium: 161mg (5%) | Fiber: 2g (8%) | Sugar: 6g (6%) | Vitamin A: 231IU (5%) | Vitamin C: 2mg (2%) | Calcium: 45mg (5%) | Iron: 2mg (11%)
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Tasty!
Yummy!
Great! Just what I was looking for. Have a question though,
Can I use plant based milk?
Hi Rosalee, Yes, you can use plant based milk without problem. Enjoy! 🙂
Hello, How much yeast? Your forgot to indicate it in recipe. I’m in the middle of making it and ….
That’s really embarrassing. The recipe has been updated now but 10g / 0.3 oz fresh yeast is sufficient. If fresh yeast isn’t available then a teaspoon of dry yeast should suffice.