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Learn how to make Hot Cross Bun 

Happy Easter ! Easter is one of the most important festival that Christians celebrate. A hot cross bun is a spiced sweet bun made with raisins, marked with a cross on the top and traditionally eaten on Good Friday in all over the world. Just saute bun in butter on a skillet and enjoy with your tea or coffee. Is so Yum ! Its super easy and simple to make. Follow my Step-by-Step photo recipe to prepare Hot Cross Bun. If you like this recipe, share it, tweet it and pin it. Please do try and share your comments.

RECIPE FOR HOT CROSS BUN

Course        : Hot Cross Bun

Cuisine       : American

Prep Time   : 3 hr

Cook Time  : 16 min

Total Time  : 3 hr 16 min

INGREDIENTS

• 1/2 cup raisins + 1 cup boiling water

• 3/4 cup very warm milk, divided into 1/2 cup and 1/4 cup 

• 1/2 cup white sugar + 1/2 tsp sugar

• 1/4 cup unsalted butter, softened at room temperature

• 1/2 tsp salt

• 1 envelope active dry yeast - I used Red Star Yeast

• 2 large eggs

• 31/2 cup all purpose flour

• 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon

• 1/8 tsp ground nutmeg

• For the Egg Wash: 1 egg, well beaten with 1 tsp water

• For the Glaze : 1/2 cup powdered sugar mixed with 21/2 tsp milk

PROCEDURE

• add raisins in a small bowl with 1 cup hot boiling water

• let sit for 10 minutes and then drain well and set aside

• in a large measuring cup, combine 1/4 cup warm milk with 1/2 tsp sugar and 1 envelope active dry yeast

• mix well and let sit at room temperature for 10 minutes or  until bubbly and doubled in volume

• in a large mixing bowl, add warm 1/2 cup warm milk with 1/2 cup sugar, 1/4 cup softened butter and 1/2 tsp salt.

• mix well until butter is melted

• then, add egg, yeast mixture, ground cinnamon and nutmeg

• finally add all purpose flour 

• use the dough hook attachment, knead the dough until smooth and elastic. 

• add drained raisins and mix well

• transfer this dough mixture into large buttered bowl

• cover and let it sit in a warm room temperature for 1 1/2 hours or until doubled in volume

• once dough doubled in size, take dough out and place it in a lightly floured surface

• cut the dough in to 8 equal sized pieces

• roll dough into balls

• place the balls in the baking pan (spread with wax paper)

• cover with kitchen towel and let them sit in a room temperature for 30 minutes. The size of the ball will increase.

• brush the tops with egg wash

• preheat oven to 375 degree F and bake for 16 minutes or until golden brown

• remove from oven and cool down completely

• for the glaze: mix powdered sugar with 21/2 tsp milk

• transfer glaze to a Ziploc bag, cut the tip of the bag and pipe a cross shape over each of the buns.

• serve warm at room temperature with tea or coffee.

Hot Cross Buns Step-by-Step Photo Recipe

take raisins in a small bowl

add hot boiling water and sit for 10 minutes

drain the water and keep it aside

take warm milk in a large measuring cup

add 1/2 tsp sugar

add 1 envelope active dry yeast

mix well

let sit at room temperature for 10 minutes

see the bubbles

doubled in volume

i used this red star active dry yeast

take 1/2 cup warm milk in a large mixing bowl and add 1/2 cup sugar

add softened butter

add 1/2 tsp salt

mix well until butter is melted

add 2 egg

add yeast mixture

add ground cinnamon and nutmeg powder

add 3 1/2 cup all purpose flour

use dough hook attachment

knead the dough until soft, smooth and elastic

add drained raisins

mix well

transfer dough into large buttered bowl

cover and sit at warm room temperature for 1 1/2 hours or until doubled in volume

dough doubled in volume

transfer dough into lightly floured surface

roll the dough

cut into 8 equal pieces

roll dough into balls

cover with kitchen towel and let it sit for 30 minutes

dough will puffed up

take 1 egg in a small mixing bowl

add 1 tsp water

whisk well

brush the tops with egg wash

preheat oven at 375 degree F and bake for 16 minutes

cool down completely

for the glaze, take 1/2 cup powdered sugar in a mixing bowl

add 21/2 tsp milk

mix well

transfer glaze to a ziploc bag and cut off the tip of the bag

pipe a cross shape over each of the buns

serve warm at room temperature with tea or coffee