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Hot Cross Bun Recipe:

Ingredients

Dough

• 1 1/2 cups buttermilk
• 1/4 cup melted butter
• 2 eggs (beaten)
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 3 1/2 - 4 cups bread flour
• 1 tablespoon instant yeast
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 cup raisins
• 1/2 cup cranberries
• 3 tablespoons Apricot jam (for glaze)

Method

Heat buttermilk to lukewarm, be sure to stir continually. Pour into a large bowl. Add in sugar, melted butter and eggs, mix with a wooden spoon. In a separate bowl add 1 cup of flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt and yeast. Stir with a wire whisk till well blended. Add dry ingredients to the liquid mixture. Stir with a wooden spoon till smooth. Add in another cup of flour and beat for 2 minutes. Continue to add flour slowly, till the dough comes together. Pour out onto a lightly floured surface and continue to knead for 8 minutes. You may not need all the flour. You want the dough to be on the sticky side rather then the dry side. The dough will become smooth and elastic. Knead in the cranberries and raisins. Add a little oil to a clean bowl add the dough. Prep your 13X9 casserole dish with parchment paper. Cover with plastic wrap and place in fridge overnight. Next day remove dough about 4 hours before using. Punch down the dough. Allow the dough to rest for 20 minutes. Pour out the dough and shape into a log, cut dough in half. Cut each half into 6 pieces, for 12 pieces. I weight each piece so they will all have the same weight. If you want your buns to all be the same in size you need to do this. Shape into balls and place onto the parchment paper . Cover with plastic wrap and allow to rise for 2 hours or till double in size. After buns have risen. Mix the ingredients for the paste to make the crosses. Place paste into a zip-lock bag and cut the tip off. Squeeze the paste on top of the buns to make the cross. Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for bake 30-35 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from oven and heat apricot jam in the microwave strain out the lumps and brush the tops of the buns.