Hot cross buns: the original recipe to make them fluffy and tasty!
So fluffy and delicious, the perfect dessert to share with your family.
This is the original recipe to make them. The secret to make them soft and fluffy at home.
Ingredients: 625g Plain Flour, 275ml Milk, 80g Caster Sugar, 1 tsp Salt, 2 tsp Ground Mixed Spice, 1½ tsp dry yeast, 1 Egg 3 oz Mixed Dried Fruit. For the Crosses: 6 tbsp Flour, 1/2 cup water. For the Glaze: 2 tbsp Honey, White icing
Directions:
Pour milk into mug. Add yeast and a tbsp of sugar, mix.
In a large bowl, add the flour, caster sugar, salt, egg, ground mixed spice, mix until well combined.
Pour in the both mugs and combine all the ingredients.
Let it rise for 1 hour. Add dried fruit in the dough.
Divide dough into 15 – 18 pieces. Roll them into balls.
Place in a baking form lined with parchment paper and cover with a kitchen towel.
Let rise for 1 hour. Make crosses with flour and water mixture.
Bake at 400° F for 15 minutes. Brush the buns with honey, make crosses with icing sugar.
Serve and enjoy!
