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    Create Bake Make / Easter / Easy Hot Cross Buns Recipe | Homemade Recipe

    Easy Hot Cross Buns Recipe | Homemade Recipe

    Published: Feb 10, 2021 by Lauren Matheson ·

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    This Easy Hot Cross Buns recipe is seriously the best! You will love how light, fluffy and perfectly spiced these Buns are, and they honesty are easy to make.

    The BEST Easy Hot Cross Buns Recipe with both regular and Thermomix instructions included.

    There really is nothing better than a Homemade Hot Cross Bun (especially enjoyed warm and with a whole heap of butter), and this recipe have you enjoying delicious light and fluffy buns in no time at all.

    Easy Hot Cross Bun Recipe

    Hot Cross Bun Ingredients:

    Please don’t be put off by the number of ingredients needed to make this recipe, most of these ingredients you may already have in our pantry!

    • Plain Flour
    • Yeast
    • Caster Sugar
    • Milk
    • Bread Improver, this is optional but I do recommend it.
    • Mixed Spice
    • Cinnamon
    • Butter
    • Egg
    • Raisins 
    • Currants 

    Ingredients for the White Icing ‘Crosses’

    • Plain Flour
    • Water

    Glaze Ingredients:

    To make the glaze, you will need:

    • Apricot Jam – you can use white sugar in place of jam if you wish. You will need to cook the mixture down until the sugar dissolves.
    • Water
    Hot Cross Buns 10

    How to Make Hot Cross Buns:

    1. Combine all of your dough ingredients and knead the dough.
    2. Let the dough rest until it doubles in size.
    3. Divide the dough into 12 even sized balls and place onto a baking tray to let them rise again.
    4. Make the paste for the ‘crosses’ and pipe.
    5. Brush the Buns while still warm with the Apricot Glaze and let them cool before enjoying.
    collage of steps to make hot cross buns

    My Recipe Tips:

    • The time it takes for your dough to rise will be impacted by the temperature of the room. In cooler climates, it will take longer for your dough to rise.
    • You can use other dried fruit for this recipe – eg sultanas, dried apricots etc. Alternatively you could also try this Fruitless Hot Cross Bun recipe.
    • These buns are best enjoyed within 2 – 3 days of baking.
    • This recipe is freezer friendly.

    More Easter Recipes:

    • Chocolate Chip Hot Cross Bun Recipe
    • Easter Chocolate Ripple Cake
    • Cranberry and White Chocolate Chip Hot Cross Bun
    • Easy Fruitless Bun Recipe
    • Chocolate Brioche Bun Pudding
    Easy Chocolate Brioche Hot Cross Bun Pudding
    side view of hot cross bun

    Easy Hot Cross Buns

    Lauren
    This Easy Hot Cross Bun Recipe will become your new go to Easter recipe! Both regular and Thermomix instructions included.
    4.70 from 10 votes
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    Prep Time 30 mins
    Cook Time 25 mins
    Resting Time 2 hrs
    Total Time 2 hrs 55 mins
    Course Desserts, Snacks
    Cuisine Australian
    Servings 12 Hot Cross Buns
    Calories 303 kcal

    Equipment

    • Baking Tray

    Ingredients
      

    • 1 tablespoon active dry yeast
    • ½ cup caster sugar 115g
    • 1 & ½ cups lukewarm milk 375g
    • 4 & ¼ cups plain flour 640g
    • 2 tablespoon bread improver
    • 2 teaspoon mixed spice
    • 2 teaspoon cinnamon
    • 50 grams butter melted
    • 1 egg
    • 1 cup raisins 150g
    • ½ cup currants 50g

    For the Crosses

    • ½ cup plain flour
    • ⅓ cup water

    Apricot Glaze

    • 2 tablespoon apricot jam
    • 2 tablespoon water

    Instructions
     

    • Lightly oil a large bowl and set aside until needed.
    • Line a large baking tray with baking paper and set aside until needed.
    • Place the yeast, 2 teaspoons of the sugar and all of the milk into a small bowl and let it sit for 5 minutes. After this time the mixture should have started to foam which is a sign the yeast is active.
    • In a large bowl, add the flour, bread improver, mixed spice and cinnamon, egg, butter, raisins and currants, remaining sugar and activated yeast mixture. Use a butter knife to mix and combine the ingredients until a dough forms – don't worry, it will be sticky.
    • Turn the dough onto a floured bench and knead for approximately 8 minutes or until the dough begins to feel elastic.
    • Place the dough into the prepared oiled bowl, cover with a tea towel and sit in a warm place for around an hour or until the dough has doubled in size.
      Hot Cross bun dough
    • Remove the dough from the bowl and divide into 12 equal pieces before rolling into balls.
      Hot cross buns proving
    • Place the dough balls into the prepared cake tin, cover with a tea towel and place the tin in a warm spot for another 30 minutes to allow the dough to again rise.
    • While the dough is rising, preheat your oven to 200 degrees celsius (fan-forced).
    • In a small bowl, combine the extra plain flour and water until smooth and place into a piping bag.
    • Once the buns have again risen, pipe crosses onto them before placing the tray into the oven to bake for 20 minutes, or until the buns are golden brown and spring back when touched.
      Hot Cross buns with white piped icing
    • To prepare your glaze, place the apricot jam and water into a small bowl and heat in the microwave for 30 seconds before mixing to combine.
    • Brush the glaze over the still hot Hot Cross Buns before carefully transferring the buns to a wire rack to cool.
      Glazed hot cross buns

    Thermomix Instructions

    • Place the yeast, 2 teaspoons of the sugar and all of the milk into your Thermomix bowl and cook for 2 minutes on 37 degrees, speed 1. Leave yeast mixture in bowl whilst you move onto the next steps.
    • Lightly oil a large bowl and set aside until needed.
    • Line a large baking tray with baking paper and also set aside until needed.
    • Add the flour, bread improver, mixed spice, cinnamon, egg, butter and remaining sugar into the Thermomix bowl. Mix for 15 seconds on speed 7 or until all ingredients have combined.
    • Add the raisins and currants to the bowl and combine for 3 minutes using the kneading function.
    • Place the dough into the prepared oiled bowl, cover with a tea towel and sit in a warm place for around an hour or until the dough has doubled in size.
    • Remove the dough from the bowl and divide into 12 equal pieces before rolling into balls.
    • Place the dough balls into the prepared cake tin, cover with a tea towel and place the tin in a warm spot for another 30 minutes to allow the dough to again rise.
    • While the dough is rising, preheat your oven to 200 degrees celsius (fan-forced).
    • In a small bowl, combine the extra plain flour and water until smooth and place into a piping bag.
    • Once the buns have again risen, pipe crosses onto them before placing the tray into the oven to bake for 20 minutes, or until the buns are golden brown and spring back when touched.
    • To prepare your glaze, place the apricot jam and water into a small bowl and heat in the microwave for 30 seconds before mixing to combine.
    • Brush the glaze over the still hot Hot Cross Buns before carefully transferring the buns to a wire rack to cool.

    Notes

    • These Hot Cross Buns are freezer friendly.
    • You can use other dried fruits for this recipe.
    • Please note in cooler climates, the time it takes for your Hot Cross Buns to rise will be longer.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 0gCalories: 303kcalCarbohydrates: 64gProtein: 7gFat: 2gSaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 17mgSodium: 30mgPotassium: 267mgFiber: 3gSugar: 16gVitamin A: 89IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 64mgIron: 3mg
    Keyword Easter Recipes, Hot Cross Buns, Thermomix
    Tried this recipe? Please leave a rating and tag me on Instagram! Mention @createbakemake or tag #createbakemake!

    Enjoy!!

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    Comments

    1. Gayle Chavez

      April 02, 2018 at 10:04 am

      I live in the U.S.A. you cannot find Hot Cross Buns at the grocery store, I found this recipe and figured it was easy enough….the only thing is I can’t find mixed spice or currants, so I substituted Pumpkin Pie Spice and golden raisins and they turned out great. Thank you for the recipe, I have a new Easter Tradition for my house.

      Reply
      • Lauren Matheson

        April 02, 2018 at 3:27 pm

        Oh thanks so much Gayle for your feedback, I’m thrilled you enjoy them 🙂

        Reply
    2. Sara @ Life's Little Sweets

      January 18, 2016 at 3:57 pm

      5 stars
      I love hot cross buns, I am so glad to find a great & easy recipe to make them, pinning for later! Thank you for sharing this!

      Reply
    3. Danielle L

      March 10, 2015 at 10:03 pm

      I’m not very good friends with yeast, hopefully this recipe will turn our relationship in a better direction!

      Reply
    4. Kim @landofzonkt

      February 22, 2015 at 6:24 pm

      I’m so excited about these. I’ve never made a hot cross bun ever! So you have me all energised.
      I’m also really glad I’m not the only one that gets a little freaked out when using yeast. Lol
      Great job Hun these look so so good! x

      Reply
      • laurenm83

        February 26, 2015 at 4:33 pm

        Thanks Kim, this is a great recipe to start with. I can’t wait to see your buns!!!

        Reply
    5. Malinda @mybrownpaperpackages

      February 20, 2015 at 10:55 am

      Every year I tell myself I will make my own hot cross buns and then every year I don’t get around to it. This year!

      Reply
      • laurenm83

        February 26, 2015 at 4:32 pm

        You will have to do it this year Malinda, I’m going to check 😉

        Reply
    6. Georgia

      February 20, 2015 at 9:35 am

      4 stars
      Baking any sort of bread product has always been a struggle for me (yet I can whip up biscuits, cakes, macarons, everything non-bread blind! Weird, huh?), so I’ve gotten into the habit of asking my coworker (who makes fabulous hot cross buns) to make some for my birthday each year… (lucky it falls near Easter!)

      This recipe looks like one I could take on alone though… Maybe…

      brb I’m off to hover around my coworkers desk until he bakes for me.

      Reply
      • laurenm83

        February 26, 2015 at 4:32 pm

        I like your thinking Georgia! Baking with yeast also scares me too, and I’ve certainly had quite a few failures with it over the years. So far this recipe has served me well though.

        Reply
    7. Kat - The Organised Housewife

      February 19, 2015 at 9:42 am

      Oh yum! I really need to make some hot cross buns this year!

      Reply
      • laurenm83

        February 26, 2015 at 4:31 pm

        You sure do, there is nothing better than one of these straight from the oven 🙂

        Reply
    8. Bec @ The Plumbette

      February 18, 2015 at 6:42 pm

      I have never baked hot cross buns before. I love your blog because you make things that i think are difficult and into the too hard basket easy.

      Reply
      • laurenm83

        February 26, 2015 at 4:30 pm

        Thank you Bec, that really means a lot to me xx You should definitely try these, the girl will love them.

        Reply
    9. Nicole- Champagne and Chips

      February 18, 2015 at 4:03 pm

      I really must make some this year. I adore fruit buns but always just buy them. I made them one year and it was fabulous but I think I just ate buns all day, they smelt so good. These look fabulous.

      Reply
      • laurenm83

        February 26, 2015 at 4:29 pm

        Thanks Nicole. We love fruit buns too and it’s a little bit dangerous making your own as they are VERY hard to resist when warm.

        Reply

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