Hot Cross Buns – Mother Goose Would Love These

Pretty much all I know virtually hot cross buns , I learned from the plant nursery rhyme , but cheers to a recipe I works life on Anson Mills , I was withal able to brand a fairly decent batch. Including existent crosses , non to live confused amongst dinner rolls on which an icing cross has been piped.

In add-on to its eye-catching appearance , the dough-based “cross” provides an interesting textual contrast , every bit it gets form of chewy , in addition to crispy edged.

Like I said inwards the video , whatsoever sweetness dough volition run amongst this slow technique , peculiarly rich , in addition to fragrant examples , similar our Italian Easter Bread dough. Times may vary , but regardless of the dough , but hold back for the dough to double inwards size , in addition to proceed.

If you lot desire to move all your buns the same size , weight your dough inwards grams earlier dividing , in addition to and hence separate past times 16. Then , weight each of your dough balls to that exact amount , in addition to blast , your tray of buns volition await similar the ones you lot saw on that periodical cover. Or , exactly eyeball it in addition to get got your chances. Either means , I actually promise you lot scope this a assay soon. Enjoy!

Ingredients for fifteen or sixteen Hot Cross Buns:

Recipe slightly adapted from this i from Anson Mills

1/4 loving cup currants , soaked inwards hot rum for an hr or two

3/4 loving cup milk warmed to 100 F.

1 parcel dry out active yeast

1 tablespoon each orangish in addition to lemon zest

7 tablespoons melted butter

1/4 loving cup summation 1 tablespoon sugar

1 large egg , beaten

1/2 teaspoon reason cardamom

1/4 teaspoon reason nutmeg

3/4 teaspoon reason cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon fine salt

3 cups breadstuff *flour , summation to a greater extent than if needed

* concord dorsum a piffling of the flour until you lot certain you lot involve it. You tin ever add together , but can’t remove!

For the crosses:

1/4 loving cup water

1/3 loving cup all-purpose flour , summation to a greater extent than to brand a sparse , pipe-able dough

- Bake at 425 F. for virtually fifteen minutes