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Hot Cross Bun

April 11, 2017 by Rosa Leave a Comment

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Hot Cross Bun~Good Friday [email protected]

 

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Preparation Time – 20mins

Baking time 15-20 mins 

Ready in- 3 hours 15- 20 mins 

Servings-12 buns 

Ingredients:

1:  3 +1/2 cups all-purpose flour

2:  1+3/4 cups  warm milk ( 45C )

3:  2 tbsp soft butter

4:  1/4 cup sugar

5:  1/2 tsp salt

6:  1 tbsp active dry yeast

7:  1 egg + 1 egg white 

8:  1 egg yolk + 1 tbsp honey ( for egg wash)

9:  1/2 cup dry raisin 

10:  1 tbsp ground  cinnamon

11: *reserve some flour on work table for sticky hands *

Cross Topping ingredients:

    1/3 cup cake flour

    4 tablespoons softened butter

    4 ½ teaspoons icing sugar

    4 tbsp milk 


Steps:

1:Put 3 and  1/2 cups flour, 1 tbsp yeast, 1 tbsp ground cinnamon ,1/4 cup sugar, 1/2 tsp salt, 1 egg, 1 egg white in a hand mixer,

*gradually add warm milk and start on from low speed to high speed to form a dough

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2: add soft butter and knead until smooth.

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3: place dough in a slightly greased  bowl ,cover with a plastic wrap,

     and let rest in a warm place till double in size ,  about 45-60 mins.

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4:Punch down the dough on floured surface,flatten and knead the dough with raisins.

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            *  ( mix raisins with 1 tsp of cinnamon as desired )

5:shape dough into 12 balls and place each in a greased 9 x 12 inch pan with 1 cm apart .

    Cover with plastic wrap or kitchen towel, and let rise for another 30 minutes.

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6: preheat oven 350F

7: Prepare the topping:

Mix together cake flour, softened butter, 2 tbsp milk and icing sugar and transfer to a piping bag. Set aside.

8:Mix egg yolk and honey as egg wash

9: Once the buns have risen, brush with egg wash.

     Pipe two stripes of topping mixture onto each bun in the shape of a cross.

10: Bake at 350 F degrees for 15-20 minutes or till cooked and brown.

       Remove from oven and cool on wire rack.

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    Happy Easter,have a good one !

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