Spiced Buns (hot-cross without the crosses)
A classic spiced buns (hot-cross without the crosses) with Makes 12 buns, milk, mixed spice. Perfect for one.
Ingredients
- Makes 12 buns
- 1 tbspn dried yeast
- 450 gm plain flour
- 75 ml milk
- 3 tspn mixed spice
- 80 ml boiling water mixed with 40 ml cold
- ¼ tspn nutmeg
- 1 tspn caster sugar
- 200 gm mixed fruit
- Glaze
- 75 gm caster sugar
- 1 tbspn caster sugar
- 50 gm butter
- 3 tbspn milk
- 1 medium egg
Method
- 1
Preheat the oven to 200° C.
- 2
Blend the yeast with the milk, warm water and 1 tspn caster sugar.
- 3
Set this aside in a warm place for 10- until frothy.
- 4
Meanwhile melt the butter and beat the egg.
- 5
Sift the flour, mixed spice and nutmeg into a large bowl.
- 6
Stir in the yeast mixture, then the mixed fruit, sugar, melted butter and egg to form a dough.
- 7
(it may be necessary to add a very small quantity of milk to bring the mixture together)
- 8
Turn out onto a floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic in texture.
- 9
Return to the bowl, cover with cling film, and leave in a warm place for about .
- 10
After about , divide the dough into 12 equal parts and knead into round buns.
- 11
Place on a greased baking sheet about 2 cm apart.
- 12
Cover with cling film and leave in a warm place for .