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Perfect Hot Cross Bun Recipe

Hot Cross Bun Recipe

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Easter's the perfect time for baking, and traditional Easter snacks are easy and fun to make, as well as being delicious to eat...

Hot Cross Buns are the second most common Easter treat (after chocolate eggs, of course!) and are traditionally eaten on Good Friday. The tradition dates back as far as the 14th century.

Here's our catering students' recipe for the Perfect Hot Cross Buns!

150ml milk
25g butter
250g strong plain flour
½ tsp salt
40g caster sugar
1 tsp oil
5g yeast
½ egg, beaten
40g sultanas
25g mixed peel
1 tsp ground cinnamon

75g flour
5 tbsp. water

Apricot jam or golden syrup

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