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Having seen Bungles post about Hot Cross Buns, my appetite has been whetted...anyone got a good recipe for Hot Cross Buns..? ???

adeshell, I have just received a e-mail from http//www.deliaonline.com with two Hot Cross Bun recipe's one using a bread machine, Shall give on of them a try at the weekend grin

Cool. Let me know how it turns out. What do they use to make the white crosses?

Just flour and water adeshell

My sister last year sent (instead of) Easter eggs a bag of everything you need to make a dozen Hot Cross Buns with a kid friendly recipe inside smile Think she got it from Tesco's

Adeshell,just made 24 Hot Cross Buns and they came out lovely smile look and taste just like the ones I remember back in the good old uk grin grin grin

OK, gimme le recipe. I have American in-laws coming in for Easter. Hopefully they could have their first Hot Cross Buns...?! Mmmm, I just smell them baking already... smile

I would love a recipe that a bad cook like me could follow roll
Also one that doesn't require any fancy equipment like breadmakers or mixers as my kitchen is very basic sad

I took Beest to a weight-training and power-yoga class on Saturday. I think he has hot cross buns. (Well he was certainly hot and cross and that's one of the many parts he's complaining about two days later...)

Just made some to Gary Rhodes recipe last night, and they came out all right.

Couldn't be arsed to do the crosses though, and don't have a piping bag in any case, so they're hot happy buns wink

Going to try Delia's non breadmaker recipe today, sans the mixed peel. Will let you know the result!

Debs x smile

(Can we have some more sausage, Jim, please!)

You can have some of my sausage any time luv wink

Hot Non-Denominational And Not Religious At All Buns just doesn't have the same ring to it, does it?

Saucy!

Debs x :lol:

OK, here it is.....Warm one cup of milk,put this into a electric mixer fitted with a dough hook. Now also add to this 1/2 a cup of sugar,1 pkt of yeast,1 teaspoon of salt,10 Tablespoons of melted butter,3/4 of a teaspoon of nutmeg and cinnamon,4 eggs (beaten) now with the mixer on slow add 5 cups of plain flour (one cup at a time)let this mix on slow for a bout 4 mins. now add 1 cup of currants and mix just untill all is combind. Turn dough out on to a floured surface,knead briefly,shape into one large ball,let rise untill double in size (about 1-2 hours)now roll into balls and put on a baking tray to rise one more time.heat the oven to 375 and bake for 15-20 mins,while they are baking makeup the glaze by melting 2 tablespoons of sugar and 2 tablespoons of milk in a pan.as soon as you take them out brush them with the sugar/milk mixture.now I made my own crosses by mixing confectioners sugar,lemon juice,milk to pipe over the buns.