Classic Hot Cross Bun Recipe | Mary Berry's Easter Feast | Mary Berry

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil provides a dairy-free option while maintaining moisture.

currants

🥗Healthier: dried cranberries

💰Cheaper: raisins

Dried cranberries add a tart flavor, while raisins are more economical.

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

Add 2 tsp of mixed spice and 1 tsp of cinnamon to the flour and sugar.

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, and 300 ml of warm milk to the dry ingredients.

Mix everything together until it forms a dough.

Add a generous helping of mixed orange and lemon peel and plump sultanas into the dough.

Knead the dough briefly, then place it back in the bowl and cover it to rise for 1.5 hours.

After the first rise, shape the dough into buns by bringing the sides into the center.

Cover the shaped buns on the baking sheets and let them prove for another hour.

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

Preheat the oven to 200°C fan (approximately 392°F).

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

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

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