Hot Cross Buns

Name: Hot Cross Buns
Yield: Makes 12 Buns
Ingredients: ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg; ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon; ¼ teaspoon ground ginger; Generous pinch of salt; 3½–4 cups (430–480 g) flour, plus more for the work surface; 4 tablespoons (60 g) butter, plus more for the pan and for serving; ½ cup (90 g) mixed candied citrus peel or golden raisins; ¼ cup (50 g) superfine sugar; 1¼ cups (300 ml) milk; 1 teaspoon active dry yeast; 1 egg, lightly whisked; ½ teaspoon grated lemon zest; ½ teaspoon grated orange zest; ½ cup (90 g) dried currants

Preparation info

Makes
12
Buns

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Official Downton Abbey Cookbook

By Annie Gray

Published 2019

About

Cross buns first became associated with Easter in the seventeenth century, which was boom time for rich yeast-risen doughs like this one. Popular for breakfast, they were sold hot in the streets by enterprising bakers and eventually became known as hot cross buns. They remain indelibly associated with the festival in the United Kingdom, though modern versions often have a pastry cross on top. Buns like these can be seen cooling on the Downton kitchen table in several episodes, and th

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