Hot Cross Buns
- Ready In:
- 3hrs 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 19
- Yields:
-
12 buns
ingredients
- 1 cup milk
- 1 tablespoon milk, warmed to 110 F
- 1 1⁄4 ounces dry active yeast
- 3⁄4 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 2 1⁄4 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 cups bread flour
- 1⁄2 cup black raisins
- 2 tablespoons candied lemon peel, cut into 1/4-inch pieces
- 2 tablespoons candied orange peel, cut into 1/4-inch pieces
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1⁄4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1⁄8 teaspoon ground cloves
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 2 large eggs
- 1 large egg yolk
- 2⁄3 cup confectioners' sugar
- 1⁄4 teaspoon vanilla
directions
- Make the dough:.
- Coat a large bowl with oil and set aside. Combine the 1 cup milk, yeast, and the 1 teaspoon sugar in a small bowl and let stand until bubbly. Combine the flours, remaining sugar, raisins, candied peels, salt, and spices in the bowl of a standing mixer fitted with a dough hook (or in a large mixing bowl) and mix on low speed. Add the butter, 2 eggs, and the yeast mixture and continue to mix until a sticky dough forms -- about 3 minutes. Transfer the dough to a lightly floured surface and knead by hand until smooth -- about 5 minutes. (If dough has been combined by hand, increase kneading time to 10 minutes.) Form the dough into a ball, place it in the prepared bowl, and turn to coat all sides with oil. Cover with a clean, damp kitchen towel and let rise in a warm, draft-free place until it doubles in volume -- about 1 hour.
- Shape the buns:.
- Line a baking pan with parchment paper and set aside. Punch the dough down, transfer to a lightly floured surface, and knead for 3 minutes. Divide the dough into 12 equal-sized pieces -- about 3 1/2 ounces each. Shape each piece into a ball and place the balls about 1 inch apart in three rows of four on the prepared pan. Cover and let rise until the buns double in volume and touch one another -- about 1 1/4 hours.
- Bake the buns:.
- Preheat oven to 500°F In a small bowl, combine the egg yolk with 1 tablespoon water. Using a pastry brush, lightly brush the mixture on the top of each bun. Place buns in the lower third of the oven and reduce oven temperature to 400°F Bake until golden brown -- about 20 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack. In a small bowl, combine the confectioners' sugar, remaining milk, and vanilla. Stir until smooth. When buns have cooled slightly, drizzle a horizontal line across each row of buns followed by a vertical line to form a cross on the crown of each bun.
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