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