Hot Cross Buns

Hot Cross Buns might be a good recipe to expand your breakfast collection. This lacto ovo vegetarian recipe serves 15 and costs 32 cents per serving. One portion of this dish contains about 6g of protein, 1g of fat, and a total of 204 calories. It is brought to you by Foodista. 1 person were impressed by this recipe. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 2 hours and 30 minutes. A mixture of flour, egg, yeast, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. Easter will be even more special with this recipe. Overall, this recipe earns a solid spoonacular score of 47%. If you like this recipe, take a look at these similar recipes: Hot Cross Buns, Hot Cross Buns, and Hot Cross Buns.

Instructions

1. First pour milk into two mugs. Take one mug and heat it up in the microwave for a few seconds (the milk can't be too cold or too hot, lukewarm is the right temperature).
2. Add fresh yeast and a tablespoon of sugar. Mix.
3. In the second mug, mix the milk with one egg until well combined.
4. Set both mugs aside for later.
5. Sift the flour in a large bowl.
6. Add caster sugar, salt, ground mixed spice and mix until well combined.
7. Pour in the content of both mugs (make sure the fresh yeast has formed a foam if not, then wait a bit longer).
8. Now using a wooden spoon combine all the ingredients.
9. Transfer onto a floured surface and knead for 5 minutes to get elastic dough.
10. Grease the same bowl with some oil and place the dough in. Cover with a clean kitchen towel and let it rise in a warm place for 1 hour.
11. Once the dough has risen, transfer it onto the floured surface and using your fist, knock it down.
12. Now add dried fruit in the middle of the dough and start bringing the edges towards the middle (like if you wanted to cover the fruits).
13. Start kneading slowly and knead until the fruits have moved around and you see them coming out (You should be able to see or feel that the fruit is spread throughout the dough).
14. When ready, stretch and flatten the dough (use a rolling pin, if needed).
15. Using a cookie cutter cut out about 15 -18 pieces. Roll them into balls. If you end up with cut offs simply form balls out of them.
16. Place on a baking tray lined with baking paper and cover with a kitchen towel. Let them rise for 1 hour.
17. Once risen, you can either make crosses with flour (and water) or wait until they are cooked and use icing sugar (and water) instead. In both cases the mixtures should be quite thick but still easy to pipe (always use less water than flour/sugar).
18. Bake them in a preheated oven at 200C / 400F for 15 minutes or until baked through.
19. Serve cold, warm or toasted with butter & jam!
20. Enjoy!