This soft dough is easily shaped, and makes tender, aromatic buns, ready for an icing cross on top.

Jan 27, 2025 · Whether enjoying them as a holiday celebration or as an everyday treat, this hot cross buns recipe is simple, relatively quick and easy to pull together, as well as subtly sweet and fruity. The yeast helps keep the buns light and fluffy too.

Apr 8, 2023 · In this Hot Cross Buns recipe, I’m going to give you three different ways to make the dough: simple no knead version – all you need is a bowl, wooden spoon and 1 minute of easy stirring. The easiest method of all, this will make buns that are ever so slightly less fluffy and do not keep quite as well.

Feb 15, 2024 · What are hot cross buns? They're puffy, perfect little yeasted buns filled with tangy raisins and heavenly spices, and decorated with a cross of sugary icing. They're one of my favorite traditions!

A hot cross bun is a spiced bun, usually containing small pieces of raisins and marked with a cross on the top, which has been traditionally eaten on Good Friday in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Canada, India, Pakistan, Malta, United States and the Commonwealth Caribbean. [1][2][3] They are available all year...

Apr 15, 2019 · These hot cross buns are a cross between a dinner roll and cinnamon roll. They’re soft, yet dense with a deliciously spiced flavor from cinnamon, nutmeg, and allspice. You can play with the spices, even adding a little cardamom too. The buns are sweetened mostly with brown sugar, then topped with a glossy orange icing.

Apr 21, 2019 · Hot Cross Buns were originally a Saxon tradition which became an Easter tradition to celebrate Good Friday. 1 egg, well beaten with 1 tsp water. 1/2 cup Powdered sugar mixed with 2 1/2 tsp Milk. 1. In a small bowl, combine 1/2 cup raisins/craisins with 1 cup boiling hot water. Let sit 10 min then drain well and set aside. 2.

Mar 6, 2025 · Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Mix egg yolk with 2 tablespoons water in a small bowl; brush on dough. Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 20 minutes. Remove from pan immediately and cool on wire rack. Mix together confectioners' sugar, milk, and vanilla until smooth.

Traditional spiced, sticky glazed fruit buns with pastry crosses. Served as a classic Easter treat, the buns can also be enjoyed at any time of year. Each serving provides 313 kcal, 8.5g...

Feb 15, 2025 · These buns are lightly sweet, and include ground spices, grated orange zest, and currants. They taste warm and spicy with a touch of citrus. The sugar crosses piped on top add another sweet note. You can make the cross on the top of the buns in 3 ways: Pipe icing onto the buns after baking.