Amazing Hot Cross Buns Recipe | Mary Berry's Easter Feast Episode 1 | Full Episode | Mary Berry

all-purpose flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: bread flour

Whole wheat flour adds fiber and nutrients.

mixed dried fruit

🥗Healthier: fresh fruit

💰Cheaper: raisins

Fresh fruit can be lower in sugar and cost.

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil provides a dairy-free option.

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Honey is a natural sweetener with unique flavors.

Weigh out 500 g of strong white flour and 75 g of caster sugar in a mixing bowl.

Add 2 teaspoons of mixed spice and 1 teaspoon of cinnamon to the bowl.

Add 10 g of yeast and 10 g of salt to opposite sides of the bowl to ensure proper rising.

Add the zest of a lemon, 40 g of melted butter, 1 beaten egg, and 300 ml of warm milk to the dry ingredients.

Mix all the ingredients together until combined.

Add a generous helping of mixed orange and lemon peel and plump sultanas to the mixture.

Knead the dough briefly before placing it back in the bowl to rise for 1 hour and 30 minutes.

After the first rise, knead the dough again briefly before returning it to the bowl for a second rise.

Shape the dough into buns, pressing down and rolling them into shape.

Cover the baking sheets with the shaped buns and let them rise for 1 hour for the final prove.

Prepare a simple flour and water paste to pipe crosses on the top of the buns.

Preheat the oven to 200°C fan.

Bake the buns in the oven for 15 to 20 minutes until golden brown.

Brush the warm buns with golden syrup for a sticky finish.

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