Hot cross buns

Name: Hot cross buns
Cuisine: Kenyan
Ingredients: 4 cups flour; 1 teaspoon salt; 2 1/4 teaspoon yeast; 1 cup milk; 1/2 cup water; 1/4 cup melted butter; 1 egg; 1/3 cup brown sugar; 1 teaspoon lemon rind; 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon; 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg; 1/4 teaspoon mixed spice; 1/2 cup raisins and orange peel; 4 tablespoons honey or apricot jam

Nyambura Mukururi @cook_9946662

Nairobi

I love this buns I always buy them from tuskys so I was so excited to finally be able to make mine

Nyambura Mukururi @cook_9946662

Nairobi

I love this buns I always buy them from tuskys so I was so excited to finally be able to make mine

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Ingredients

4 cupsflour
1 teaspoonsalt
2 1/4 teaspoonyeast
1 cupmilk
1/2 cupwater
1/4 cupmelted butter
1egg
1/3 cupbrown sugar
1 teaspoonlemon rind
1/2 teaspooncinnamon
1/4 teaspoonnutmeg
1/4 teaspoonmixed spice
1/2 cupraisins and orange peel
4 tablespoonshoney or apricot jam

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Steps

1

Warm the water and milk add the sugar then the yeast.let it rest for 5 minutes till the yeast blooms.if the yeast doesn't bloom buy another one
2

Add the melted butter and egg to the yeast mixture and stir
3

Add the salt and all the spices and lemon rind to the flour and stir.then make a well and add the yeast water
4

Hard knead for 15 minutes
5

When kneaded.make it into a ball apply oil on the dough and on the bowl cover with kitchen towel or film and let rest for about 1 hour
6

After an hour knead in the fruits and knead,divide dough into 20 balls put in a baking tray with parchment and let rise again for 1 hour
7

When risen make a paste with flour and water pipe crosses bake in a preheated oven at 180 degrees for 25 minutes.glaze with honey when ready