Hot Cross Buns No Knead Food

TRADITIONAL HOT CROSS BUNS

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl, dissolve yeast in water.
• Add milk, sugar, butter, vanilla, salt, nutmeg and 3 cups of flour; beat until smooth.
• Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each.
• Stir in the currants, raisins and enough remaining flour to form a soft dough.
• Turn onto a floured board; knead until smooth and elastic, 6-8 minutes.
• Place in a greased bowl; turn once to grease top.
• Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour.
• Punch dough down; shape into 30 balls.
• Place on greased baking sheets.
• Cut a cross on top of each roll with a sharp knife.
• Cover and let rise until doubled, about 30 minutes.
• Beat water and egg yolk; brush over rolls.
• Bake at 375 degrees for 12-15 minutes.
• Cool on wire racks.
• For icing, combine sugar, milk and vanilla until smooth; drizzle over rolls.

HOT CROSS BUNS (NO ABM)

Steps:

• Combine the yeast, sugar and tepid milk in a bowl, cover with cling wrap.
• Stand in a warm place (approx 10 mins) until mixture foams and froths.
• Sift flour and spices into a large bowl.
• Rub in butter using a broad bladed knife then finish with fingertips.
• Toss the fruit through the flour, to coat the fruit.
• Stir in yeast/sugar/milk micture, the lightly beaten egg and mix to a sticky dough.
• Cover with cling wrap and stand in a warm place for 45-60 minutes until dough has doubled in size.
• Grease a square, deep sided cake pan (20-25cm)
• Knock down the dough and gently knead on a lightly floured surface for approximately 5 minutes until dough is smooth and silky.
• 1Cut dough in half, knead lightly, cut each half in half again and continue until you have 16 balls of dough.
• 1Place balls into greased cooking pan, cover with cling wrap and stand in a warm place for 10-15 minutes until the dough has risen to the top. 4 x 4 balls in each row
• To make the flour paste, combine the flour sugar and water to form a thick paste. Cover with cling wrap, or place into piping bag with medium sized round nozzle attached. I used a zip lock bag with a corner cut out.
• Either pipe or drizzle flour paste into 'cross' shape on top of each bun - keep piping fluid by doing four at a time, first in one direction then rotate the pan and complete the cross.
• Preheat oven to 200DegC
• When buns have risen bake for 20-25 minutes.
• Turn out onto tea towel then place wire rack on top, invert and cool (top side up).
• Mix caster sugar with boiling water and brush generously over each bun while still warm.