Breads, Brunch, Snacks

Hot cross buns

8 buns

Ingredients

  • 300 g (100 %) strong white flour
  • 90 g (30 %) leaven
  • 195 g (65 %) milk
  • 15 g (5 %) sugar
  • 1.5 g (0.5 %) dry yeast
  • 6 g (2 %) salt
  • 6 g (2 %) mixed spices

Recipe

  1. Mix all ingredients together, knead by hand until smooth, moderate gluten. Add currants and citrus peel if you’re evil.
  2. Bulk a couple hours at room T° (covered), then overnight in fridge.
  3. Divide into balls of 45 g. Place into a bread pan. Proof.
  4. Egg wash, then pipe a cross (flour and water, or powdered sugar and water, or do after cooking, or ignore).
  5. Oven: 200 °C. Bake 20 min.
  6. Could glaze after baking with a spiced brown sugar syrup spiked with rhum.

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