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Hot Cross Buns! Hot Cross Buns!

March 29, 2018 By Chichi Uguru 16 Comments

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Hot cross buns! An easy Hot cross buns recipe; delicious lightly spiced soft buns filled with raisins and brushed with a sweet glaze. Traditionally served around Easter in the Uk. If you never knew this was an Easter bun, I am sure you remember hot cross bun the song way from nursery school when we chanted the song happily without any care in the world. Well let’s learn how to make th

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Hot cross buns recipe

Recall that nursery rhyme? Want the truth? I never tasted hot ‘crust’ buns until very recently. In fact when I was a child singing away the rhyme I thought it was ‘crust’ not cross and I thought the bun was our Nigerian buns which is more like a fried cake and not a bread.

Hot Cross Buns

What is Hot cross buns?

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Hot cross buns the song and lyrics

For those of

Hot cross buns! Hot cross buns!

One a penny, two a penny,

Hot cross buns!

If you have no daughters,

give them to your sons.

One a penny two a penny,

Hot cross buns!

How to make Hot cross buns

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Ingredients

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How to make hot cross buns without eggs

Funny I tell you. I also recently found out it was synonymous with Easter. Hmmm. Well I decided to give it a go and I found it tasted similar to cinnamon rolls. Now anything ‘cinnamonny’ appeals to me. But i am not too crazy about the raisins but I put them anyway. But not so much of it. I also added some candied peel because I had some at home. Some recipes call for orange peel so you can use that if you don’t have the candied peel.

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Hot Cross Buns

Now why the name hot cross buns? The cross on the bread is the reason for that and the popularity during Easter particularly in the Uk, I believe has everything to do with the cross of our Savior Jesus Christ. The hot part of the name is obviously because it is sold warm. My daughter said o mummy no wonder it’s called ‘hot’ cross buns it’s hoooot.

Hot Cross Buns

It is said that it’s usually hawked on the streets at the end of lent that is Good Friday. I guess that’s the background story.

Now to this British Easter spice bun. It’s pretty easy to make and yummy too. You need some cinnamon and all spice you can use nutmeg as well but I didn’t. The cinnamon and all spice was good enough for me so I went with those ?

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Hot Cross Buns

Actually a good description for these buns would be the ‘Sugar and Spice and everything nice’ Does that phrase sound familiar?? Of course it does it’s from the power puff girls show. Oh well I had to borrow it because it describes these buns perfectly.

The sugar would be the simple syrup glaze, the spice would be cinnamon and allspice +/- nutmeg then everything nice would have to be raisins and citrus peel lol.

Ok ok Enough of this, Let’s get to this delicious hot cross buns already. Hope you get to try it out and let me know how it goes..

Love,

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Hot cross buns held by the hand in close view

 

Hot Cross Buns
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Hot Cross Buns

This soft and delightful English Sweet Spice Bun would be a delight to share with family and friends around the table this Easter.
Prep Time15 mins
Cook Time20 mins
Rising Time1 hr 30 mins
Total Time35 mins
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: English
Servings: 12
Calories: 314kcal
Author: Chichi Uguru

Ingredients

For the dough :

  • 1 packet Active Dry Yeast
  • 4 oz salted butter melted
  • 1 cup warm milk
  • 100 g sugar
  • 500 g bread flour
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp allspice
  • 1/2 cup raisins
  • 1 Tbsp candied citrus peel.

For the cross: ( flour Paste)

  • 1 cup of flour
  • 3/4 cup of water
  • 2 Tbsp sugar

For the glaze;

  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup water

Instructions

The Dough:

  • Bring a cup of water to boil add the raisins into the boiling water and allow boil for 2 minutes to hydrate them. Sieve with a colander and run under cold water to cool and set aside. Alternatively you can hydrate the raisins in the microwave bowl see note 1 below.
  • Put about 2 Tbsp warm water in a small cup, add a teaspoon of sugar from the 100g then add the yeast and set aside
  • Mix sugar, melted butter and eggs together and pour into the mixing bowl.
  • Add the proofed yeast into the mixture, pour in the flour, cooled raisins and citrus peel and begin to mix with the dough hook of the stand mixer.
  • Mix till everything comes together. When all have come together into a ball increase speed and mix for about 5 minutes that the kneading stage. The dough shouldn't be sticky. If it is, add a little flour.
  • Grease a bowl then transfer the bell of dough to the greased bowl.
  • Cover with cling film and a kitchen towel. Place in warm place for 1 hr until it doubles in size.
  • When the dough has risen and doubled in size, punch it down,
  • Then transfer to you work surface, if it's still sticky (which I doubt), dust it with a little flour and knead.
  • Cut into 12 equal parts I had use a scale to divide them equally. You can eyeball it if you want.
  • Form 12 balls and arrange them in a greased 9 by 13 pan 1 inch apart.
  • Cover again and allow to rise for 20 mins.

The Flour paste

  • Mix the flour and water till smooth. It will have a thick yet fluid consistency.
  • Then transfer into a piping bag with a round top or use a ziplock bag and cut a little hole unit when you are ready to use the paste.

The glaze

  • When the bread is baking, you can prepare the glaze it's just simple syrup.
  • Bring water to boil then add the sugar allow to boil for about 2 minutes then turn off heat

The assembly:

  • Preheat oven to 350 F
  • When the dough balls have risen cut the tip of the ziplock that has the flower paste.
  • Pipe a long line vertically and horizontally in the middle of the Buns.
  • Transfer to the oven and bake for 20 - 25 mins.
  • The buns would be hollow when you tap the button of the pan when it is ready. It may not be golden brown on top until the glaze is applied.
  • Bring it out of the oven and apply the glaze (simple syrup) with a brush.

Notes

  1. To hydrate the raisins in the microwave, put the raisins in a microwave safe bowl, add enough water to cover the raisins then microwave for about 2 minutes.
  2. You can soak the fruits overnight if you don't want to boil or microwave them
 

 

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Comments

  1. Emily Meyer

    March 31, 2018 at 12:59 pm

    5 stars
    These look so perfect! I love how soft they look, I’m excited to try them out!

    Reply
    • Chichi Uguru

      March 31, 2018 at 3:02 pm

      Thanks so much Emily. They are indeed soft. Have a blessed Easter ?

      Reply
  2. Cynthia | What A Girl Eats

    March 31, 2018 at 11:29 am

    5 stars
    These are beautiful buns…so perfect for the Lenten season! Happy Easter!

    Reply
    • Chichi Uguru

      April 4, 2018 at 2:29 pm

      Thanks Cynthia. Hope you had a blessed Easter.

      Reply
  3. Jenn L

    March 31, 2018 at 11:15 am

    5 stars
    Beautiful and so perfect for a holiday brunch! I’ve never tried hot cross buns and totally want to now!

    Reply
    • Chichi Uguru

      March 31, 2018 at 1:32 pm

      It’s s perfect Easter brunch. Thanks Jenn? Have a blessed Easter

      Reply
  4. Ellen

    March 31, 2018 at 10:19 am

    Such an Easter tradition. I guess I never knew there was candied citrus in them. Sounds delicious.

    Reply
    • Chichi Uguru

      March 31, 2018 at 10:31 am

      They are delicious fruity goodness.

      Reply
  5. [email protected]

    March 31, 2018 at 10:08 am

    5 stars
    I haven’t heard that rhyme before but I do know sugar and spice and everything nice. I’ve also never had a hot cross bun although they do sound fabulous. Perfect Easter treat!

    Reply
    • Chichi Uguru

      March 31, 2018 at 10:29 am

      Yes it really does taste very nice. Hope you get to try it some day. Have a blessed Easter.

      Reply
  6. Dawn - Girl Heart Food

    March 31, 2018 at 9:56 am

    5 stars
    I’ve never heard that rhyme before, but it’s so cute! And these buns look delicious! So fluffy and I bet they make your kitchen smell AMAZING as they bake!

    Reply
    • Chichi Uguru

      March 31, 2018 at 9:58 am

      Yes the house smelled so yummy they baked. That was a rhyme I grew up with. I guess it’s only British

      Reply
    • Chichi Uguru

      March 31, 2018 at 9:58 am

      Thanks so much for stopping by ? Happy Easter

      Reply
  7. Jere Cassidy

    March 31, 2018 at 10:12 am

    5 stars
    Hot Cross Buns are a must for Easter, we love them. Thanks for the rhyme, I had forgotten it, and was happy to revisit a childhood memory.

    Reply
    • Chichi Uguru

      March 31, 2018 at 10:22 am

      You are welcome Jere ?. Thanks for stopping by. Happy Easter

      Reply

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