Hot Cross Buns

One a penny, two a penny Hot cross buns! Yes after a 3-month silent mode, back in action again! The only thing I missed during my vac was my blogging! After a gr8 vacation that includes weddings, gatherings, picnics, and most importantly food made with love, It’s obvious that i miss my home and folks over there! Here Baking works like magic, it is so therapeutic and a game-changer for me😀 It is so satisfying to see and feel the end result of baked goodies!

So coming back to today’s recipe this is the famous hot cross buns😉  which is a spiced sweet bun usually made with dried fruits(like raisins,tutti fruti) marked with a cross on the top! Once it’s baked to perfection brush it with sugar glaze that gives the bread a nice shiny glow, which attracts you as well!

The aroma while baking the bread was insane! My home smelled like a bakery! Soft pillowy freshly baked bread is really my weakness! Me and hubby love such spiced light sweetbreads with a cup of coffee! If you are someone like us do give this a try!

Ingredients

• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• salt to taste
• 4tbsp brown sugar
• 3 tbsp sugar
• 2 tsp yeast
• 1 tsp cinnamon powder
• 1/2 tsp allspice powder( or a mix of ginger powder, cardamom powder and nutmeg)
• 1 egg
• 70 gm butter
• 3/4th cup milk
• Zest of 1 orange
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 2/3rd cup raisins

For the cross

• 1/3rd cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 tbsp oil

For Sugar Glaze

• 7 tbsp sugar
• 5 tbsp water

Method

1. In a microwave-safe bowl add raisins and squeeze 3 to 4 tbsp orange juice and heat it for the raisins to plump up.
2. Wet Ingredients – Melt butter and milk together(warm to touch), add orange zest and vanilla in it and keep it aside.
3. Mix the dry ingredients and knead well to a pliable dough with the wet ingredients(cover and keep it in a warm place for proofing)
4. Once it is doubled divide it into equal portions and shape it into neat balls.
5. Place it in a parchment-lined baking tray, cover and keep it for second proofing!
6. Egg wash and make a cross pattern with the paste prepared(refer to video)
7. Bake it@200 degrees preheated oven for 15minutes. Brush it with prepared sugar glaze and enjoy!

Video!
https://youtu.be/19pu6Le_A8k

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Happy baking!