Steps to Make Favorite Hot Cross Buns (chocolate cross)
by Bradley Lyons
Hello everybody, it is me again, Dan, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a distinctive dish, hot cross buns (chocolate cross). One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Pipe thin crosses across the top of the buns. Warm the honey a little to loosen, then gently brush over the buns to glaze. Slice open while warm to enjoy the melting middle - delicious served with a little butter and a pinch of sea salt, if you like. Serve warm, with butter Description Chocolate Hot Cross Buns are a Beautiful and Delightful Twist to the traditional hot cross buns.
Hot Cross Buns (chocolate cross) is one of the most popular of current trending foods in the world. It is simple, it is fast, it tastes yummy. It is enjoyed by millions every day. They are nice and they look wonderful. Hot Cross Buns (chocolate cross) is something that I have loved my whole life.
To begin with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can have hot cross buns (chocolate cross) using 19 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Hot Cross Buns (chocolate cross):
Get 500 grams all-purpose flour
Prepare 2 1/4 tsp active dry yeast
Make ready 1 1/2 cups lukewarm milk
Take 85 grams 6 tbsp butter,
Take 70 grams sugar
Make ready 1 egg
Take 1 tsp salt or to taste
Take 1 tsp cinnamon powder
Prepare 1/2 tsp nutmeg powder
Prepare 1/2 tsp ginger powder
Take 1/4 tsp clove powder
Make ready 60 grams dried currants
Take 60 grams golden raisins
Get 30 grams dried cranberries
Make ready As needed Milk, for brushing the rolls before baking
Take For the Chocolate cross
Make ready 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
Prepare 3 tbsp water
Get 2 teaspoon cocoa powder mixed together to form a smooth paste
I added a lot of chocolate chunks to this recipe because chocolate makes everything better. These hot cross buns are made with a sweet rich dough. A rich dough is characterised by the amount of fat present. In this case it is the addition of milk, butter and eggs to create a super soft end product which is different to a lean dough that is used to make my sandwich bread and focaccia.
Instructions to make Hot Cross Buns (chocolate cross):
In the large ball or on clean platform mix all the dry ingredients (except the fruits) ie. active dry yeast + sugar+salt+ all-purpose flour + all spices powders.
Now break an egg into flour mixture. - * In a medium saucepan, heat milk with butter,until butter is melted.
Now add wet mixture to dry mixture and knead the dough, firstly it will be little wet but keep kneading until it becomes soft. when the dough springs back when you press it with your fingers. Tuck the edges of the dough (don’t add extra flour).
Now keep dough in the warm place at least for an hour. - * After dough is risen, Then add the currants, cranberries, raisins & knead for 3-4 minutes.
Shape the dough into 15-16 equal portions. You may also make 12 bigger buns instead of 16 medium-sized ones.
Shape them into buns by tucking the edges underneath towards the centre, roll the dough against your work surface or between your palms to form a smooth round ball.
Place them in a sufficiently large baking tray spacing each at least 2 inches apart. Cover with a damp kitchen cloth and let it proof for 30 mins.
Prepare the flour paste to make the cross by mixing both the ingredients in a bowl until smooth. Fill it in a piping bag or ziplock bag and snip off one end just before you start piping the cross. - * Preheat the oven to 180 Degrees. Brush the risen dough balls with milk for a nice golden brown colored crust. - * Then pipe a cross in the centre of the buns with the prepared flour paste.
Bake for about 20-22 minutes or until they are done and the top is golden brown. The top of the rolls will appear hard as soon as you remove it from the oven.
A rich dough is characterised by the amount of fat present. In this case it is the addition of milk, butter and eggs to create a super soft end product which is different to a lean dough that is used to make my sandwich bread and focaccia. Brush this on the buns, lightly. Make cuts into buns to make little crosses. Hot cross buns are a traditional Easter treat that has a tradition that goes back centuries.
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