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The Easy Hot Cross Buns I Make Every Easter — Fast & Fluffy

The Easy Hot Cross Buns I Make Every Easter — Fast & Fluffy
Prep
60 min
Cook
20 min
Total
90 min
Serves
12
Calories
326 kcal
Carbs
58.00 g

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cupwarm water
  • 1/2 cupwarm milk
  • 1/2 cup plus 1 tbsplight brown sugar
  • 4 tspactive dried yeast
  • 1/3 cupbutter, melted
  • 1egg
  • 1 tspsalt
  • 4 cupsbread flour or plain flour
  • 1 tbspmixed spice or pumpkin pie spice
  • 1 tbspcinnamon
  • 1 tspvanilla extract
  • 1 cupsultanas or mixed fruit
  • 1/4 cupflour
  • 2 tbspwater
  • 1 tbspwater
  • 1 tbspmaple syrup

Instructions

  1. 1

    Combine warm milk, water, brown sugar and yeast in a mixing bowl and let it activate for 2 minutes.

  2. 2

    Mix melted butter, remaining brown sugar, egg, salt, cinnamon, mixed spice, vanilla, and sultanas. Combine with yeast mixture and add flour.

  3. 3

    Knead the dough by hand for 10 minutes or use a stand mixer.

  4. 4

    Shape the dough into balls and place in a greased dish. Let rise for 30-60 minutes.

  5. 5

    Mix flour and water for crosses. Preheat oven and pipe crosses onto risen buns.

  6. 6

    Bake for 15-20 minutes and glaze with maple syrup and water.

  7. 7

    Transfer buns to a cooling rack.