Hot cross bun recipe

Ingredients:

1 tbs dried yeast
1 tsp caster sugar
185ml (3/4 cup) warm milk
125ml (1/2 cup) cold milk
50g butter, melted
1 egg, lightly whisked
525g (3 1/2 cups) plain flour
200g mixed dried fruit
70g (1/3 cup) caster sugar
2 tsp mixed spice
A pinch of salt
75g (1/2 cup) plain flour
160ml (2/3 cup) water
2 tbs caster sugar

1.        Pour warm milk. Add yeast. Add sugar.

2.        Whisk together. Leave for 10 minutes

3.        Add cold milk. Add melted butter. Add one egg.

4.        Whisk together

5.        Into a large bowl, add flour, sugar and dried fruit. Add mixed spice.

6.        Mix together.

7.        Make a well in the bowl. Pour yeast mixture and stir well.

8.        Flour bench and knead dough for 10-15 minutes. If it gets sticky re-flour

9.        Spray clean bowl with oil and put dough inside of bowl. Cover with glad wrap. Leave for 1 and a half hours.

10.    Put dough on floured surface, punch a hole in middle and knead for a few minutes

11.    Break off pieces of dough and place on baking tray. Lay buns side by side. Leave for 30 minutes in a warm place, covered with a clean tea towel

12.    In a small bowl, add flour, add water. Mix together until a thick smooth paste is formed

13.    Pipe crosses onto buns. Bake 35 minutes at 180 degrees. Check that buns don’t burn.

Recipe from Nickos Bakery