Hot cross buns
TM6 TM5 TM31

Hot cross buns

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Ingredients

Buns

  • ½ lemon or 1 lime, zest only, no white pith (optional)
  • 500 g baker's flour
  • 250 g full cream milk
  • 1 tbsp dried instant yeast or 40 g fresh yeast, crumbled
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 70 g butter
  • 50 g caster sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 ½ tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1 ½ tsp ground nutmeg
  • ½ tsp ground cloves
  • 100 g sultanas
  • 70 g currants

Piping

  • 80 g plain flour
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 1 tsp olive oil
  • 100 g water

Syrup

  • 2 tbsp water
  • 2 tbsp sugar

Nutrition
per 1 piece
Calories
1304.6 kJ / 310.6 kcal
Protein
7.8 g
Carbohydrates
51.4 g
Fat
7.1 g
Saturated fat
4 g
Fiber
2.5 g
Sodium
47.5 mg

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