Hey everyone, it is Drew, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, hot cross buns. One of my favorites. This time, I will make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

Hot Cross Buns is one of the most popular of current trending meals in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. It is easy, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. They’re fine and they look fantastic. Hot Cross Buns is something which I have loved my whole life.

To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook hot cross buns using 22 ingredients and 14 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Hot Cross Buns:

1. Make ready (for buns)
2. Prepare 1 egg beaten
3. Take 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
4. Make ready 1/2 tsp nutmeg
5. Make ready 1/2 tsp ginger
6. Make ready 1 tsp salt
7. Take 4 Tbsp brown sugar
8. Prepare 3 1/2 Tbsp (50 g) unsalted butter, melted
9. Take 3/4 cup + 3 Tbsp (225ml) warm milk
10. Take 2 1/2 tsp instant dry yeast
11. Take 3 3/4 cups (450 g) flour
12. Prepare 3/4 cup (120 g) raisins, soaked in hot water
13. Make ready (for cross dough)
14. Take 1/2 cup (60 g) flour
15. Make ready 1 tsp sugar
16. Take 5 Tbsp water
17. Take (for dorure: optional)
18. Get 1 egg beaten
19. Make ready pinch salt
20. Take (for syrup: optional)
21. Take 1 Tbsp sugar
22. Prepare 1 Tbsp hot water

Steps to make Hot Cross Buns:

1. Place first 9 ingredients (from the egg to instant dry yeast) in a mixing bowl and combine well. Warm milk, about body temperature works well, but not too hot.
2. Add flour into the bowl in several batches and mix the dough just until it comes together.
3. Put the dough into a plastic bag and knead until it becomes smooth and glossy, about 4-5 mins.
4. Drain the water from raisins and add into the bag. Knead until they are spread evenly in the dough.
5. Let the dough rise in a warm place until it comes twice as big, about 1 hour. I used my heating pad under the bag!
6. Devide the dough into 12 even pieces and make balls. Put them on your baking tray and let them rise another 1 hour until they become twice as big again. I covered them with plastic wrap to keep them from drying out.
7. While you are waiting, make the dough for the crosses and dorure. Place flour, sugar and water in a mixing bowl and combine well until it becomes smooth. Put it into a small plastic bag.
8. Place egg and salt in a small bowl, mix well and strain.
9. Preheart your oven to 350°F/175 ℃.
10. When your buns have risen, make the crosses on them. Cut a corner of the small bag, and squeeze the dough on the buns.
11. Brush the dorure on the buns and put them in your oven. Bake for 20 mins.
12. While you are baking the buns, make the syrup. Place sugar and hot water in a small bowl, and microwave 1 min.
13. When the buns are done, brush on the syrup while they are still hot. Let them dry.
14. Serve warm. Enjoy just by themselves, or with butter, preserves, coffee, milk tea, or whatever you like :)

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