Mary Berry's hot cross buns

Name: Mary Berry's hot cross buns
Prep time: 2 h
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 2 h 30 min
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 500g/1lb 2oz strong white flour, plus extra for dusting; 75g/2¾oz caster sugar; 2 tsp mixed spice; 1 tsp ground cinnamon; 1 lemon, finely grated zest only; 10g/¼oz salt; 10g/¼oz fast-action dried yeast; 40g/1½oz butter; 300ml/10fl oz milk; 1 free-range egg, beaten; 200g/7oz sultanas; 50g/1¾oz finely chopped mixed candied peel; oil, for greasing; 75g/2¾oz plain flour; 2 tbsp golden syrup, for glazing

Instructions

Prep:2hCook:30min

Mary's going to be so proud that you made your own hot cross buns this Easter. Lucky thing her recipe is completely foolproof. For this recipe you will need a piping bag fitted with a 3mm nozzle, but if you don't have a nozzle you could use a piping bag or plastic food bag and snip the end off. Each serving provides 317 kcal, 8.1g protein, 59.1g carbohydrate (of which 23.8g sugars), 4.8g fat (of which 2.6g saturates), 2.6g fibre and 0.93g salt.

Updated at: Fri, 20 Feb 2026 00:04:19 GMT