The Best Hot Cross Buns...
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Serves: 12
 
Ingredients
  • zest of 1 orange and 1 lemon
  • 250 g milk
  • 250 g wholemeal bakers flour
  • 250 g white bakers flour
  • 1 tablespoon ground linseeds
  • pinch of salt
  • 70 g butter
  • 45 g brown sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 15 g dry yeast
  • 2½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 2 teaspoons ground nutmeg
  • ½ teaspoon ground cloves
  • 120 g sultanas
  • 90g dried cranberries
  • crosses: 20 g plain flour, ΒΌ teaspoon oil, 25 g water
Instructions
  1. Zest orange and lemon directly into Thermomix bowl
  2. Weigh milk into bowl and cook 50 seconds at 90C on speed 1
  3. Weigh remaining ingredients directly into bowl, excluding sultanas and cranberries and mix for 6 seconds on speed 7.
  4. Set dial to closed lid position and knead for 3 minutes on Interval setting.
  5. Add sultanas and mix 10 seconds on speed 5
  6. Remove dough to large bowl and place in a warm place for 1 - 1½ hours. Dough should double in size.
  7. Shape into dinner roll size buns (Makes 12 x 96g buns).
  8. Place on paper lined baking tray.Let prove for 10 - 15 minutes.
  9. Preheat oven to 190 degrees C.
  10. Pipe with crosses (mix 20 g plain flour, ¼ teaspoon oil, 25 g water).
  11. Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes.
  12. Brush with hot sugar syrup while still warm. (1 tablespoon sugar and 1 tablespoon water - cook in microwave for 1 minute).
  13. Note: although I added more fruit than the recipe suggests, I like quite a lot of fruit in my buns, so next time I would add another 50g or so - perhaps 25g each of dried apricots and dried figs :-)
Recipe by Healthy Home Cafe at http://healthyhomecafe.com/2013/03/08/the-best-hot-cross-buns/