Hot Cross Bun

Name: Hot Cross Bun
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Nigerian
Ingredients: 2 cups flour; 1/2 tsp salt; 2 tsp mixed spice (cinnamon &netmeg); Butter, chopped into cubes 200g mixed dried fruit; 1 tbsp active yeast 1/2,cup milk; 2 egg; For the crosses and glaze; 3 tablespoon plain flour; Honey of marble syrup brushing

Nd Beau @BeauCanCook

Ojodu, Ikeja , Lagos State

What's Easter without our traditional Easter treat, "hot cross Bun. These babies where made specially by my adorable young chef KSB. It came out moist, yummy and delicious. So lemme share on his behalf this simple hotcrossbuns recipe. Try it out and lets compare notes. ❤

Nd Beau @BeauCanCook

Ojodu, Ikeja , Lagos State

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Ingredients

90.ins

3 servings

2 cupsflour
1/2 tspsalt
2 tspmixed spice (cinnamon &netmeg)
Butter, chopped into cubes 200g mixed dried fruit
1 tbspactive yeast 1/2,cup milk
2egg
For the crosses and glaze
3 tablespoonplain flour
Honey of marble syrup brushing

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Steps

90.ins

1

Sieve flour, salt, spiced mix into a bowl. Mix in sugar and rub in the butter with your finger tips
2

Stir in the dried fruits, sprinkle the yeast, gently warm the milk, best in tfd eggs inside, then pour over the dry ingredients
3

Mix gently to a moist dough, thdnleave tonrest for 5mins. Take dough out from bowl and cut into equal parts
4

Shape the dough into buns on a floured surface. Space apart on a baking sheet, cover loosely with cling film, then leave in a warm place until half again in size. This will take 45 mins-1 hr 15 mins, depending on how warm the room is.
5

When the buns are risen, heat oven, Mix the flour with 2 tbsp water to make a paste. Pour into a plastic food bag and make a nick in one of the corners. Pipe crosses on top of each bun
6

Bake for 12-15 mins until risen and golden. Trim the excess cross mixture from the buns, then brush all over with honey or marble syrup. The buns will keep fresh for a day. After that they are best toasted and served with butter.
7

Enjoy your hot cross bun with your favourite beverage, drink or carbonated soft drink.👌🤗😊😚