Hot Cross Buns

Main Ingredients	Refined flour, Fresh yeast
Cuisine	British
Course	Breads
Prep Time	41-50 minutes
Cook time	11-15 minutes
Serve
Taste	Sweet
Level of Cooking	Moderate
Others	Veg

Ingredients list for Hot Cross Buns

• 3 1/4 cups Refined flour
• 2 teaspoons Fresh yeast
• 3 1/2 tablespoons Sugar
• 1 1/2 cups Lukewarm milk
• a pinch Salt
• 2 tablespoons Butter
• 1/2 cup Tutti frutti
• For glaze
• 2 tablespoons Sugar

Method

1. Sieve flour and salt into a large bowl. Dissolve yeast in lukewarm water and keep aside. Dissolve sugar and water in another bowl.
2. Add both mixtures to the sifted flour and mix. Add milk, a little at time, till all of it is incorporated into the dough. Knead till the dough is soft and smooth.
3. Cover with a damp cloth and rest the dough till it doubles in volume. Preheat oven to 240°C/475°F/Gas Mark 9. Knock back* the dough and add tutti frutti.
4. Form into round buns (how many), marking a cross on the top with the back of a knife. You can also cut very thin strips of dough and arrange them on the top of the buns in a cross.
5. Set them aside to rise for another fifteen minutes on a gresed tray. Bake in the preheated oven for ten minutes.
6. Mix the sugar with a tablespoon of water and heat gently till the sugar dissolves. Brush the buns with this mixture immediately on taking them out of the oven.

Nutrition Info

Calories	2466
Carbohydrates	525.6
Protein	55.9
Fat	40.4