Sourdough Hot Cross Buns with Fresh Milled Flour

Name: Sourdough Hot Cross Buns with Fresh Milled Flour
Prep time: 9 h 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 9 h 30 min
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 1/2 cup raisins, roughly chopped; 1/4 cup dried cranberries, roughly chopped; 1/4 cup candied orange peel, chopped – best if you make your own!; 1 orange for zest and juice (about 1/4 cup of juice); 450g hard red wheat; 50g sugar; 2 tsp pumpkin pie spice; 1 tsp cinnamon; 1 tsp fine sea salt; 100g sourdough starter – active, from fridge, or fresh discard; 250g (1 cup) whole milk, slightly warmed; 1/4 cup butter, melted and cooled; 1 egg; 1 egg yolk; 40g soft white wheat; 1/4 cup water; 1/4 cup apricot jam (or orange syrup from making candied orange peels), warmed

Instructions

Prep:9h 10minCook:20min

Enjoy these traditional English hot cross buns with spices and dried fruits to celebrate the end of Lent! Sourdough provides a natural leavening that keeps these buns soft and fluffy, while fresh milled flour gives it a wonderfully complex flavor.

Updated at: Fri, 21 Aug 2026 05:44:21 GMT