Hot Cross Buns using Breadmaker by Vanessa Heng

 

 

Hot cross buns - Bread machine

Recipe adapted from hamlyn. All color cookbook. 200 bread recipes by Joanna Farrow

 

Dough
1egg
275 ml milk
40g unsalted butter, softened (add at start of 2nd kneading cycle)
1/2 tsp salt
2 tsp ground mixed spice
500 g bread flour
3 tbsp light muscovado sugar
1 &1/2 tsp yeast
100 g raisins

To finish.
50g plain flour
4tbsp milk
2 tbsp caster sugar

 

Method

1)In bread plan, add dough ingredients except butter & raisins.

2) select dough program, add butter at the start of second kneading cycle, add raisins when dough is formed ( or when machine beeps)

3) at the end of program, divide dough into 12 - 16 pcs.shape each into a ball n place them 5cm apart in baking tray ( I used 13 x 9 inch for 16 rolls). Leave to rise in a warm place for 45 mins.

4) make the crosses - beat 4-5 tbsp water into 50g flour to make a paste. Pipe crosses on buns.

5) bake in preheated oven 220 deg cel for 13- 15 min till risen n golden.

6) Heat milk n sugar in a pan until sugar dissolves. Bring to boil n brush over buns once they are out of the oven.

Voila. It's done. Enjoy