Hot Cross buns

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Just finished a batch via the breadmaker and I added a good tablespoon of golden syrup after seeing the Waitrose ad for Blumenthal's golden buns. Certainly nice and sweet!

[Ali]

Pwarrr, also have plans to make some before the weekend.

Like you I use the breadmaker for all the kneading, much easier and the results are fab.

Did you add the golden syrup into the mix or after onto the cooked buns?

[**JamDan**]

Could you post the recipe please hellfire ?

[hellfire]

I adapted a couple of recipes but here is the finished one

In your machine put the ingredients in the following order.
1. 450ml of milk and warm water mixed.
2. 2 sparse teaspoons of salt
3. 1 good tablespoon of golden syrup or an ounce of sugar if preferred.
4. 100g mixed fruit. I used ordinary raisins and some of those dried cranberries Lidl sell in their american promotion but cut them in half because they are pretty big.
5. 25g of the candied orange peel cut into small pieces. I used the Vahine strips as they are pure orange and not those coloured pieces which have no flavour.
6. 2 x teaspoons of mixed spice and l teaspoon of cinammon or cinnamon with some grated nutmeg and a pinch of ground ginger if you don't have the mixed spice. Depends on how strong you likeyour spices! I found this amount just flavours the buns and could do with a little more cinnamon.
7.700g strong white bread flour or a campagne if you prefer brown.
8. 2 x sachets of dried yeast.

On my machine I used the programme for the basic pain de tradition for 1000g weight and let it mix for approx 20mins until the first beep. Take the dough from the machine and place in a bowl in a warm place (my oven has a dough rising programme) for at least an hour until it has doubled in size. Knead again, cut in pieces and form buns.You can mark the tops with an X or make some shortcrust pastry strips and place on top as an X BUT DO THIS AFTER THE SECOND PROVING. Place on trays and leave for another hour until doubled again and put your pastry cross on ifyou wish.
Bake for 15/20mins on mark 200°C.
During this time, put lots of sugar in a pan and a little water(I don't do recipes for things like this after allthese years but obviously the more sugar the better), boil until dissolved.Whenbuns come out of oven, paint the sugar glaze over tops to make shiny and sticky.
Freeze when cold if required until use.

[Ali]

Brilliant stuff.

Found some really cheap orange thingys in Intermarcheuper) today. Half the price of the ones on the cake thingy. They were hidden on a specialist rack round another corner and are already chopped up into bitz.

HCB are on for tomorrow

Thanks HF

x

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So pleased!

[Ali]

Your buns are magnificent Britchick !!! ;D

[**JamDan**]

Thanks for the recipe hellfire, am making some today .....................;;

[Madame Moorhen]

Blimey, I don't do tradition at Easter. I made a pumpkin cake! ;D

Haven't eaten a hot cross bun since I was a wee nipper and forced to - never liked the things anyway.