Chocolate Hot Cross Buns - new recipe I tried this Easter
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Hot cross buns, hot cross buns
One a penny, two a penny hot cross buns.
As a huge fan of all yeast dough goodies I couldn’t miss the opportunity to make these for Easter. That’s interesting how in different cultures Christians have the same understanding of what makes bread festive. Greek Tzureki, Italian Pannetone, Russian Kulich, British Hot Cross Buns - all have it in common. Spices. And orange zest. And raisins.
I cooked Kulich dozens of times, and Tzureki, and Pannetone as well, but it’s my first time with British Easter bread. I always wondered how the crosses on top are made. Is it white chocolate? Do they bake the buns first and add the crosses at the end? Ha ha, now I know how it’s done. And I was surprised how easy the method is.
Even though I’m not an experienced hot cross bun baker I couldn’t have settled with some classic taste and recipe. So here are my Easter buns with chocolate and prunes.
Recipe:
(makes 9 tall buns, prep and cooking time 40 minutes, proving and rising - about 2 hours)
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