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Hot Cross Buns Recipe
Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Additional Time
2 hrs
Total Time
3 hrs 30 mins
Servings: 12 buns
Ingredients
- 4 ¼ cups (1lb 6 oz/625 g) bread flour
- ¾ cup (3oz/85g) powdered sugar
- 2 teaspoons ground mixed spice
- 1 tablespoon milk
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/4-1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 3 tablespoons (1 ½ oz/45 g) cold butter , cut into cubes, plus extra for greasing
- ⅓ (2 ½ oz/71 g) granulated sugar
- Zest medium lemon
- 1 ½ teaspoons instant dried yeast
- 1 large egg
- 1 ¼ cups (10 fl oz/300 ml) lukewarm milk
- 1 cup (5 oz/142 g) raisins or sultanas
- egg wash, to glaze
- 2 tablespoons warmed honey, to glaze