Name: Breadmaker Hot Cross Buns
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 180 min
Total time: 15 min
Ingredients: For the dough: ½ tsp Yeast; 250g White flour (strong e.g. canadian); 1 tsp sugar; 25g butter (can be dairy free); ½ tsp salt; 1 tsp cinnamon; ½ tsp mixed spice; 1 egg; 100 ml milk (can be dairy free); 100g mixed dried fruit; For the crosses: 2 Tbsp flour + 2 Tbsp water; For glazing: 40g sugar + 4 Tbsp water

Breadmaker Hot Cross Buns

27 Mar 2016

by RickRock

Prep Time

15 minutes

Cook Time

180 minutes

Total Time

15 minutes

Background

This Breadmaker Hot Cross Buns recipe is not for baking purists because the bread machine does the kneading for you. All you need to do is form the dough into the buns, let them prove and pop them in the oven. You can make them dairy free by substituting sunflower margarine for the butter and using almond or oat milk. Either way they're jolly tasty and perfect for getting the kids to assist!

Ingredients

For the dough: ½ tsp Yeast
250g White flour (strong e.g. canadian)
1 tsp sugar
25g butter (can be dairy free)
½ tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
½ tsp mixed spice
1 egg
100 ml milk (can be dairy free)
100g mixed dried fruit
For the crosses: 2 Tbsp flour + 2 Tbsp water
For glazing: 40g sugar + 4 Tbsp water

Instructions

Attach the kneading blade (if you have one) onto the bread machine spindle then add all the dough ingredients into the bread pan in the above order.
Select the appropriate kneading setting as per your machine's instructions. This is normally about 2 - 2½ hours. If it has an auto dispenser put the dried fruit into it, otherwise add them when indicated by the machine.
When the cycle completes, take out the dough and divide them into eight equal ball shapes. Put them on a lightly greased baking tray which you should put into a warm place (about 40°C) to allow to prove. They ought to take about ½ an hour to more or less double in size.
Meanwhile make the paste: of flour & water which you then pipe onto each bun to make the crosses. Preheat the oven to 220°C.
Pop the tray of buns into the oven for about 15 minutes - just keep an eye on them and take out when they're nicely golden brown.
Meanwhile make the glaze: put the sugar and water in a small pan and boil for about 5 minutes to make a syrup which you brush onto the buns while they're still piping hot!