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Hot Cross Buns

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Ingredients
  

  • 1 recipe tangzhong bread recipe
  • 1/2 cup raisins soaked in milk for 15 minutes
  • 1.5 tsp mixed spices or 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 cup of chopped apples optional
  • Dried Orange peel thinly sliced (optional)

Cross markers

  • 1/2 cup plain or bread flour
  • 4 Tbsp water

Instructions
 

  • After the first proof, knead in the spices and raisins and apples into the bread.
  • Divide dough into 50 or 60g each.
  • Arrange them 1 inch apart in a square pan.

Preheat the oven at 200C.

  • After the second proof, mark the crosses just before it goes into the oven.
  • Mix the flour and water together and place the paste into a piping bag.
  • Cut a very small hole at the end of the piping bag.
  • Pipe in a line across all the buns.
  • Bake for 20-25 minutes until the top is golden brown, and crosses distinctly shown.