Hello everybody, I hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, hot cross buns easterbake. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I will make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
Hot Cross Buns EasterBake is one of the most popular of recent trending meals on earth. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It’s simple, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. They’re nice and they look fantastic. Hot Cross Buns EasterBake is something which I have loved my entire life.
Hot Cross Buns Recipe Demonstration - Joyofbaking.com. While most of us are quarantined at home this year, these Hot Cross Buns make a great traditional easter treat that also doubles as a great make ahead breakfast. #easterbaking #hotcrossbuns #quarantinebaking. These Hot Cross Buns are lightly spiced with cinnamon and nutmeg and studded with tangy craisins or raisins.
To begin with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have hot cross buns easterbake using 14 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Hot Cross Buns EasterBake:
- Take 450 g (1 lb) strong white flour
- Get 15 g (1/2 oz) dried yeast or 2 x 7g sachets fast acting yeast
- Make ready 75 g (3 oz) butter, chilled and cubed
- Make ready 100 g (31/2) oz caster sugar
- Get 225 ml (8 fl oz) warm milk
- Prepare 2 eggs, beaten
- Make ready 150 g (6 oz) mixed fruit, (sultanas, currants and mixed peel)
- Make ready 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- Make ready 2 tsp mixed spice
- Make ready 1/4 tsp grated nutmeg
- Prepare 1/2 tsp salt
- Take 1 pack ready rolled shortcrust pastry
- Get Egg Wash
- Take 2 tbsp milk mixed with 1 egg and 1 tsp caster sugar
These are made with raisins and candied lemon inside with It is tradition to consume these spiced buns at Easter. Its appearance, with a cross on the surface, is a symbol believed to represent. These Hot Cross Buns are way better than the stock standard ones you buy from grocery stores. Those are pumped with preservatives and have a distinct artificial flavour To form the balls that bake into smooth round Hot Cross Buns, I find the best method is as follows Hot Cross Buns served in a Tin Easter Egg!
Steps to make Hot Cross Buns EasterBake:
- In a bowl, mix 1 tbsp of sugar with 60ml (2fl oz) of the warm milk and sprinkle in the yeast. Leave in a warm place for approximately 5 minutes until frothy before sifting the flour into a large mixing bowl.
- Rub in the butter until crumbly before adding the mixed spice, cinnamon, sugar, salt and grated nutmeg. Mix well together.
- Make a well in the centre of the dry ingredients and add the eggs, remaining milk and yeast mixture.
- Mix well until all ingredients combined.
- Knead for a couple of minutes until smooth. Add the mixed fruit and continue until the dough is shiny. You can use a food mixer with dough hook if you like.
- Cover the bowl with clingfilm and leave in a warm place until doubled in size. This may take up to 1 1/2 hours. Knock back by kneading the dough for 5 minutes and place on a work surface covered with a clean tea towel and let rest for 5 minutes.
- Unroll the shortcrust pastry and cut 5 mm (1/4 in) wide strips with a sharp knife.
- Shape the dough into small balls of approximately 40g (1 1/2oz) and place 1cm apart onto a greased baking tray. Brush with the egg wash and mark the top of each bun with a cross using the strips of shortcrust pastry. Gently brush again with the egg wash. Leave to stand for 30-45 minutes until the balls have doubled in size.
- Preheat the oven to 220 degrees C (425 F), Gas mark 7. Bake for 5 minutes before reducing the heat to 200 degrees C (400 F), Gas mark 6 and bake for a further 10 minutes or until the buns are golden brown. Remove from the oven and leave to cool on a wire rack before toasting and slathering with a knob of butter. Must be eaten warm with a cup of tea whilst thinking about hot sunny days and contemplating about how good life is…
It is to be noted that prior to our Hot Cross Buns being an edible symbol of Christianity, there were similar small cakes made for the Anglo-Saxon goddess Eostre, and as part of the pagan celebration of spring. Hot cross buns are a rather old English tradition, dating back to the Saxons who marked buns with a cross in honor of the goddess Eostre, the goddess of light, whose day of celebration eventually became Easter. When the buns have risen remove the polythene bags and pipe a cross on each bun. Melt the golden syrup in a pan and while the buns are still warm. Easy, classic old-fashioned hot cross buns are perfect for your Easter celebration!
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