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Hot Cross Buns

Traditionally spiced fruit buns decorated with pastry crosses, this version has a sticky, sweet apricot jam glaze.
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Difficulty
Medium
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Time
160 min
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Author
Kenwood
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Ingredients

Servings: 16
Makes: 16

500 g bread flour
60 g unsalted butter, cubed, at room temperature
0.5 tsp salt
7 g dried yeast
40 g caster sugar
75 g candied citrus peel, coarsely chopped
175 g sultanas
250 ml whole milk, warm
2  eggs, beaten
50 g plain flour
0.5 tsp water
3 Tbsp ground mixed spice

For glazing
2 Tbsp apricot jam
1 tsp water


Tools

  • K-Beater
  • KCC9000S

Utensils

  • 2 Kitchen bowl
  • 1 Piping bag

Instructions

STEP 1/5

Fit the K-Beater to the machine.

Add flour, butter and mixed spice into the Mixer bowl.

Attach the Mixer bowl to the machine and fit the splashguard.

Mix on speed 4 for 1 minute or until coarse crumbs form.

STEP 2/5

Add yeast, sugar and salt into the Mixer bowl.

Mix on speed 4 for 30 seconds.

STEP 3/5

Remove the K-Beater and fit the Spiral Dough Tool.

Add milk, eggs, citrus peel and sultanas into the Mixer bowl.

Mix on speed 2 for 5 minutes.

Cover with a tea towel.

Leave to prove for 1 hour.

Carefully transfer the dough from the Mixer bowl to a lightly floured work surface.

Carefully flatten the dough with your wrist.

Take the far edge of the dough and roll it back towards you.

Gently roll the dough into a sausage shape, applying even and gentle pressure.

Divide the dough into 16 equal pieces.

Cover with a tea towel.

Leave to rest for 10 minutes.

Take one piece of dough, place it under the palm of your hand.

Gently apply a little pressure and rotate your hand slowly, bringing your fingers inward, to make a roll shape.

Repeat this action with the rest of the dough pieces.

Place the dough onto a floured baking tray.

Cover with a tea towel.

Leave to prove for 1 hour.

STEP 4/5

Preheat the oven to 200ºC.

Add flour and water to a small bowl.

Transfer the contents of the small bowl into the piping bag.

Pipe a cross on the top of each bun.

Bake for 20 minutes at 200ºC.

STEP 5/5

Add jam and water to a small bowl.

Whilst the buns are still hot, use a pastry brush to glaze the buns with the jam.

Leave to cool on a wire rack.

 

Serve

  1. Back to homepage
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  3. Hot Cross Buns

Hot Cross Buns

Traditionally spiced fruit buns decorated with pastry crosses, this version has a sticky, sweet apricot jam glaze.
Ȑ
Difficulty
Medium
ȑ
Time
160 min
&
Author
Kenwood
lorem ipsum
Servings:16
Makes:16

Ingredients


500 g bread flour
60 g unsalted butter, cubed, at room temperature
0.5 tsp salt
7 g dried yeast
40 g caster sugar
75 g candied citrus peel, coarsely chopped
175 g sultanas
250 ml whole milk, warm
2  eggs, beaten
50 g plain flour
0.5 tsp water
3 Tbsp ground mixed spice

For glazing
2 Tbsp apricot jam
1 tsp water

Instructions

STEP 1/5

Fit the K-Beater to the machine.

Add flour, butter and mixed spice into the Mixer bowl.

Attach the Mixer bowl to the machine and fit the splashguard.

Mix on speed 4 for 1 minute or until coarse crumbs form.

STEP 2/5

Add yeast, sugar and salt into the Mixer bowl.

Mix on speed 4 for 30 seconds.

STEP 3/5

Remove the K-Beater and fit the Spiral Dough Tool.

Add milk, eggs, citrus peel and sultanas into the Mixer bowl.

Mix on speed 2 for 5 minutes.

Cover with a tea towel.

Leave to prove for 1 hour.

Carefully transfer the dough from the Mixer bowl to a lightly floured work surface.

Carefully flatten the dough with your wrist.

Take the far edge of the dough and roll it back towards you.

Gently roll the dough into a sausage shape, applying even and gentle pressure.

Divide the dough into 16 equal pieces.

Cover with a tea towel.

Leave to rest for 10 minutes.

Take one piece of dough, place it under the palm of your hand.

Gently apply a little pressure and rotate your hand slowly, bringing your fingers inward, to make a roll shape.

Repeat this action with the rest of the dough pieces.

Place the dough onto a floured baking tray.

Cover with a tea towel.

Leave to prove for 1 hour.

STEP 4/5

Preheat the oven to 200ºC.

Add flour and water to a small bowl.

Transfer the contents of the small bowl into the piping bag.

Pipe a cross on the top of each bun.

Bake for 20 minutes at 200ºC.

STEP 5/5

Add jam and water to a small bowl.

Whilst the buns are still hot, use a pastry brush to glaze the buns with the jam.

Leave to cool on a wire rack.

 

Serve

Notes