Orange Hot Cross Buns

[skeptic7]

Well the Orange Hot Cross Buns are out of the oven and light and fluffy and white and orangey. I made the frosting out of powdered sugar and orange juice. The buns are tasty but not filling, I ate 4 for breakfast and still want more. The texture improved as the buns cooled down. Its too white and soft to be really satisfying. Note as an attempt to use South Beach diet I normally eat whole wheat bread during the year, so my standards have changed.
I think orange peel, and orange juice and orange frosting is just fine. If you are going to be orange, be really orange. I wonder what this would taste like in an all or half whole wheat bread. The little white whole wheat flour in the Orange Hot Cross buns seem to have no affect on the flavor or texture.




Here are some more pictures showing the sponge, the dough and various stages of baking.
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little tiny buns ready to proof over night.
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