Hot Cross Buns with Wattleseed & Cinnamon

PREP TIME

20 minutes

COOK TIME

20-25 minutes

YIELDS

14

Ingredients

  • 4 cups plain flour
  • 1 (7g) packet dried yeast
  • ¼ cup white sugar
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1½ tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1 tsp Ground Wattleseed
  • 1¼ cups warm milk
  • 60g butter, melted
  • 1 egg
  • 1 cup mixed dried fruit 

For the Cross:

  • ½ cup flour
  • 5 tbsp water

For the Glaze:

  • ¼ cup apricot jam, warmed

Directions

  1. In a bowl, mix flour, yeast, sugar, salt, cinnamon and Ground Wattleseed.
  2. Add warm milk, butter, and egg; knead until dough is smooth.
  3. Fold in dried fruit. Place in a lightly greased bowl and cover. Let rise for 1 hour in a warm spot (oven with a light on is great).
  4. Punch down the dough and divide into 14 even pieces. Shape into buns, place on a lined baking tray, and let rise again for another 30 minutes.
  5. Mix flour and water for the cross, pipe onto buns.
  6. Bake at 180°C for 20-25 minutes.
  7. Brush hot cross buns with warm apricot jam for a sticky, glossy finish.
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