how to: hot cross buns

​A warm, fresh-from-the-oven hot cross bun is always a welcomed sight come Easter time. Follow our simple step-by-step recipe to bake the perfect batch this year! Click on the steps to reveal the full recipe.

YOU WILL NEED:

• 1 tablespoon active dry yeast
• ½ cup (110g) caster (superfine) sugar 
• 1½ cups (375ml) lukewarm milk 
• 4¼ cups (635g) plain (all-purpose) flour, sifted 
• 2 teaspoons mixed spice 
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon 
• 50g unsalted butter, melted 
• 1 egg 
• 1½ cups (240g) sultanas 
• ⅓ cup (55g) candied mixed peel, optional 
• ½ cup (75g) plain (all-purpose) flour, extra 
• ⅓ cup (80ml) water
• unsalted butter, to serve 

Glaze

• 1 tablespoon water 
• 2 teaspoons gelatine powder 
• ½ cup (110g) caster (superfine) sugar 
• ¼ cup (60ml) water, extra

CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL RECIPE

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