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WATCH: Bake your own hot cross buns
Learn to make your own hot cross buns with this simple recipe.
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- 480 g flour
- 2 x 10 g instant yeast sachets
- 100 g brown sugar
- 1/2 t cinnamon
- 1/2 t nutmeg
- Salt, a pinch
- 1/2 t baking powder
- 1/2 t bicarbonate of soda
- 1 lemon, zested
- 1 1/4 cups milk
- 3 T butter
- 2 free-range eggs
- 1 t vanilla extract
- 135 g sultanas and raisins
For the flour paste:
- 125 g flour
- 5 T water
For the glaze:
- 65 ml golden syrup
- 65 ml boiling water