EASTER HOT CROSS BUNS

An early Happy Easter wish to everyone and here with a simple recipe to fill your house with spicy, warming, mouth watering aromas and to make your own homemade hot cross buns.

Hot cross bun recipe

Homemade hot cross buns from a SMEG client in Ballito

Ingredients:

500g flour

10g dried yeast

80g castor sugar

5ml cinnamon

5ml mixed spice

Tepid water/milk -enough to make dough

150g cake mix

Glaze:

50g sugar

50ml water

2.5ml cinnamon

Cross:

Flour and water

Method:

•             In a bowl mix together the flour, yeast, sugar and spices together then add enough tepid water or warm milk until dough has formed that pulls away from the sides of the bowl. Leave to rise for 30 minutes.

•             Knock back the dough and fold through the mixed fruit, allow rising for another 20 minutes then shape into balls and place onto a greased baking tray.

•             Allow to rise for 15 minutes.

•             Mix the sugar and boiling water together, add the cinnamon and allow infusing, once cooled brush this over the buns as a glaze.

•             Mix together flour and water until a thick paste has formed, place into a piping bag and pipe a cross over the bun.

•             Bake at 180’C for 20 minutes or until golden and cooked through.