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Easter Hot Cross Buns

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16 buns
Intermediate

Happy Easter!

Total Steps

9

Ingredients

15

Tools Needed

9

Ingredients

  • 1 ⅓ cups eggs and water mixture
  • 4.0 ounces butter, melted
  • 4.0 cups bread flour
  • 0.75 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 0.25 teaspoons grated nutmeg
  • 1.5 teaspoons salt
  • 2.0 tablespoons sugar
  • 1.5 teaspoons quick active yeast
  • 1.0 cups dried currants
  • 0.5 tablespoons orange zest
  • 1.0 egg yolk egg yolk
  • 1.0 tablespoons cold water
  • 0.5 cups icing sugar
  • 0.25 tablespoons orange juice
  • 1-2 drops orange oil

Instructions

1

Step 1

Plonk dough ingredients in your <a href="/482ZKJDV">bread </a>machine in the order they are listed except for the currants and the <a href="/VK4NCZQ8">zest,</a> which are to be added 10 mins before the final <a href="/FZZDJ42W">kneading </a>cycle ends.

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Step 2

Use dough/manual cycle. This should include the first <a href="/QQ76YPF6">rising.</a>

3

Step 3

Punch down and remove dough from <a href="/482ZKJDV">bread </a>machine pan.

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Step 4

With floured hands, <a href="/FZZDJ42W">knead </a>a little to remove the air bubbles.

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Step 5

Divide the dough into 16 equal pieces, shape into balls and place on oiled <a href="/RNT367Z2">baking </a>tray. You <a href="/TPWNYF5L">can </a>also put them in muffin tins, which I did for some of mine, except they <a href="/B52FHCF2">turned </a>out looking like muffins instead of a roll/bun.

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Step 6

Cover with plastic <a href="/X75YQJ6B">wrap </a>and let rest for 45 mins - 1 hour or until doubled in size. Brush with<a href="/5CHQX6CC"> egg wash</a> and<a href="/RNT367Z2"> bake</a> in a 180ºC oven for 10 - 20 mins.

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Step 7

Cover the <a href="/R34ZSY3M">top </a>with aluminum foil after 15 mins into the <a href="/RNT367Z2">baking </a>to prevent over-browning.

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Step 8

<a href="/GZFHJC5K">Cool </a>and <a href="/B56DXXQ7">pipe </a>orange <a href="/RP8LCDPZ">icing </a>over the <a href="/R34ZSY3M">top.</a>

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Step 9

PS: It's good toasted too but leave out the <a href="/RP8LCDPZ">icing </a>if you intend to do that.

Tools & Equipment

bread machine
microwave
hands
baking tray
muffin tins
plastic wrap
oven
aluminum foil
piping bag

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