# Hot Cross Buns

- Link: https://stayathomemum.com.au/recipes/baking/hot-cross-buns/
- Published: 2012-03-27T22:28:50+11:00
- Author: Clare Whitfield

**Hot Cross Buns** are really good fun to make at home – get the kids involved too!
This is the traditional recipe – but we will also be putting up Chocolate and a 
few other delectable flavours!

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## Hot Cross Buns

 Recipe by Stay at Home Mum

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Soft and spiced hot cross buns with a sweet glaze and iconic cross, perfect for 
Easter or any festive breakfast.

 Course: BakingCuisine: AmericanDifficulty: Easy

Servings

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4

servings

Prep time

20

minutes

Cooking time

25

minutes

Calories

280

kcal

Total time

45

minutes

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### Ingredients

 * 60 grams Butter
 * 560 grams Plain Flour
 * 1 tbsp Mixed Spice
 * 1 tbsp Cinnamon
 * 1 tsp Salt
 * 10 grams Dried Yeast
 * 4 tbsp Caster Sugar
 * 150 grams Sultanas
 * 1 Egg-beaten
 *  Paste for Crosses
 * 2 tbsp Caster Sugar
 * 75 grams Plain Flour
 * 5 tbsp Water
 *  Bun Glaze
 * 2 tbsp Milk
 * 2 tbsp Caster Sugar
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### Directions

 * Preheat oven to 190 Degrees.
 * Heat the milk and butter together and leave to cool slightly.
 * Sift the flour, spices and salt together.
 * Add the sugar, yeast and sultanas.
 * Stir in the warm milk and butter and the egg.
 * Knead well until smooth (about 10 minutes).
 * Cover and leave in a warm place for approximately one hour or until the dough
   has doubled in size.
 * Knead for a few minutes more until smooth.
 * Divide into 12 medium sized balls and place on a greased baking tray.
 * Cover and leave in a warm place for 10 minutes or until the buns have risen.
 * Place the paste for the crosses in a piping bag and pipe crosses on top of the
   buns.
 * How to make Paste:  Mix the flour and sugar together and add enough water to 
   make a smooth paste.
 * Bake for 15 – 20 minutes at 190 degrees.
 * When the buns are still hot from the oven brush with the hot glaze.
 * How to make Glaze:  Heat the milk and sugar together without boiling.
 * Recipe Hints and Tips:
 * Cooled buns can be frozen in an air-tight container or zip lock bag for up to
   six weeks.
 * Serve with butter and golden syrup.

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 Clare Whitfield is the Editor of Stay at Home Mum and a recognised voice in practical
home management for Australian families. Based in the northern suburbs of Sydney,
she balances editorial leadership with life as a stay at home mum to two school 
age children. Her background in home economics and more than a decade of experience
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## Comments

### By: Tanya

- Link: https://stayathomemum.com.au/recipes/baking/hot-cross-buns/#comment-90941
- Published: 2014-04-06T19:55:00+10:00

Hi can you offer some advice about where I might be going wrong with the crosses
on my hot cross buns? they seem to just melt off when I put them in the oven

### By: Stay at Home Mum

- Link: https://stayathomemum.com.au/recipes/baking/hot-cross-buns/#comment-90945
- Published: 2014-04-06T22:24:00+10:00

Hi Tanya, try adding 3 tablespoons of water then see if it is thick like cake mix
consistency, if so no more water. Add an extra 1 tablespoon at a time. Sounds like
the mix is too runny.