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Lightly lemony fruit free hot cross buns
These lightly lemony fruit free hot cross buns are delicious. Perfect for an easter brunch or breakfast, they are also great for afternoon tea!
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Course:
Breakfast
Cuisine:
Modern Australian
Prep Time:
10
minutes
minutes
Cook Time:
20
minutes
minutes
Additional Time:
50
minutes
minutes
Total Time:
1
hour
hour
20
minutes
minutes
Servings:
24
hot cross buns
Calories:
247
kcal
Author:
Kylie
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Ingredients
Buns
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2
tbsps
dried yeast
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4
tbsps
sugar
I used raw, use whatever takes your fancy
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400
mls body temp water
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juice of 2 lemons
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1
tsps
cinnamon
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1
teaspoon
mixed spice
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zest of two lemons
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8
cups
plain flour
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150
grams
butter- softened
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1
cup
milk
Crosses
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2
tbsps
raw caster sugar
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1
cup
plain flour
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8
tbsps
water
Glaze
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2
tsps
apricot jam
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2
tsps
water
Instructions
In a jug mix the water, sugar and yeast.
Allow to rest until frothy (about 5 minutes).
Combine the cinnamon, mixed spice, lemon zest and flour in a bowl.
Add the butter, lemon juice and milk to the yeast mixture and pour onto the flour.
Using a dough hook on your mixer (or do it by hand), knead for 1 minute on low.
Knead for 3 minutes on medium.
Cover the bowl with a damp tea towel and set aside in a warm place for 30 minutes to rise.
Divide the dough into 24 pieces and knead into balls, then pop into a greased and floured square baking tin (30cm by 30cm), just touching each other.
Preheat oven to 180 degrees.
Allow buns to rise 20 minutes more. on the bench
Mix the flour, sugar and water to form a paste. Using a piping bag or a ziploc with the corner trimmed off, pipe each row of lines in one go.
Bake at 180 degrees for 20 minutes or until golden.
Remove from oven and leave in the tray.
Warm the apricot jam with the water and use to glaze the tops of the buns.
Serve with butter. These freeze well.
Notes
Freeze separately on a tray and then transfer to a ziploc bag or a container.
Reheat wrapped in paper towel in the microwave.
Nutritional Information
Serving:
1
bun
|
Calories:
247
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
43
g
|
Protein:
6
g
|
Fat:
6
g
|
Saturated Fat:
3
g
|
Polyunsaturated Fat:
2
g
|
Cholesterol:
14
mg
|
Sodium:
54
mg
|
Fiber:
2
g
|
Sugar:
5
g
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