Hot cross buns with honey butter

Name: Hot cross buns with honey butter
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Cuisine: European, British
Ingredients: 550g cake wheat flour (all-purpose); 70g (1/3 cup) castor sugar; 2.5ml (1/2 teaspoon) salt; 12.5ml (2 1/2 teaspoons) ground cinnamon; 5ml (1 teaspoon) mixed spice; 1.25ml (1/4 teaspoon) nutmeg; 7g (2 teaspoons) instant yeast; 310ml (1 1/4 cups) full cream milk; 1 egg (xl); 75g (1/2 stick plus 1 tablespoon) salted butter, softened; zest of 1 orange and 1 lemon; 125g (3/4 cup) dried fruit (raisins and sultanas); 50g (1/4 cup) candied orange peel; Piped crosses; 75g cake wheat flour combined with 75ml (about 1/3 cup) cold water; Glaze; 30ml (2 tablespoons) butter; 30ml (2 tablespoons) honey

Instructions

Prep:20minCook:1h

If you have been on a baking binge like the rest of the world, chances are you have a couple of loaves under your belt. Figuratively, that is. These honey butter hot cross buns should be next on your list. They are basically a sweet bread enriched with butter and egg. I have made them extra spicy with orange peel and plenty fruit....

Updated at: Wed, 06 Sep 2023 17:47:26 GMT