Easter Hot Cross Bun Recipe

Our head chef, Simon Harrison, has put together a Hot Cross Bun recipe for you try in time for Good Friday and Easter Sunday! Give it a go…

Ingredients 

300ml milk

50g butter

500g strong flour

1 tbs salt 

75g caster sugar

1 tbsp oil

7g yeast

1 egg

75g sultanas 

50g mixed peel

Zest 1 orange 

1 Dessert Apple - peeled and chopped 

1 tbsp ground cinnamon 

Apricot jam to brush

75g flour - 5 tbsp water (for the cross)

How to:

1. Boil the milk and turn off the heat to add the butter. Stir in and allow to cool.

2. Mix flour, salt, sugar, yeast and oil and add to the milk mixture, mix well.

3. Add the egg and begin to knead before adding more flour if needed. Leave the dough wrapped in a bowl for 1 hour.

4. Knock the dough back and knead in all other ingredients.

5. Place the dough back in the bowl and cover to leave to prove for another hour.

6. Divide the dough into small balls (around 70-80g) and place onto a lined baking tray. 

7. Leave to prove for another hour.

8. Pipe a cross over the bun with your mixture (75g flour - 5 tbsp water).

9. Bake at 200°C for 17-20mins 

10. When they come out of the oven, brush with apricot jam!