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How I Make Easy Hot Cross Buns Fast — Soft, No-Fuss Easter Buns

How I Make Easy Hot Cross Buns Fast — Soft, No-Fuss Easter Buns
Prep
120 min
Cook
20 min
Total
140 min
Serves
12
Calories
326 kcal
Protein
9.00 g
Carbs
58.00 g
Fat
7.00 g

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cupwarm water
  • 1/2 cupwarm milk
  • 1/2 cuplight brown sugar (plus 1 tbsp)
  • 4 tspactive dried yeast
  • 1/3 cupbutter (melted)
  • 1egg
  • 1 tspsalt
  • 4 cupsbread flour or plain flour
  • 1 tbspmixed spice or pumpkin pie spice
  • 1 tbspcinnamon
  • 1 tspvanilla extract
  • 1 cupsultanas or mixed fruit
  • 1/4 cupflour
  • 2 tbspwater (for crosses)
  • 1 tbspwater (for glaze)
  • 1 tbspmaple syrup

Instructions

  1. 1

    Add warm milk, water, one tablespoon of brown sugar and yeast in a large mixing bowl or the bowl of your stand mixer. Leave the yeast to activate for 2 minutes.

  2. 2

    In another bowl, mix the melted butter and remaining brown sugar together. Beat in the egg, then add the salt, cinnamon, mixed spice, vanilla and sultanas.

  3. 3

    Mix the yeast and spice mixture together along with the remaining flour. Knead the dough by hand for 10 minutes.

  4. 4

    Divide the dough into pieces and shape them into small balls. Leave them to rise for 30 minutes to an hour.

  5. 5

    Mix the flour and water for the crosses and pipe the mixture onto the buns. Bake for 15-20 minutes.

  6. 6

    Brush the tops with maple syrup glaze after baking.