Hot Cross Buns
 
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Serves: 8
Ingredients
  • 1 ¾ cups spelt flour
  • ½ cup of rolled oats
  • 1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon of vanilla bean powder or extract
  • Zest of one orange
  • 1 teaspoon of dried yeast
  • 3 tablespoons warm water
  • ½ cup of almond milk (or your favourite milk)
  • 1.5 tablespoons of honey
  • ¼ cup of coconut oil
  • ½ cup of raisins
  • 1 egg white
  • 50g white chocolate
Directions
  1. Add the flour, oats, cinnamon, vanilla and orange zest to a large mixing bowl
  2. Mix yeast with warm water and whisk until frothy
  3. Add the milk, coconut oil and honey to a small saucepan over a low heat, and stir well until honey has dissolved into the milk. The mixture needs to be hot but not boiling
  4. Pour the wet ingredients, including the yeast, into the bowl with the dry ingredients and mix well
  5. Knead for a couple of minutes and fold the raisins into the dough as you knead
  6. Roll the dough into a ball, place in a clean bowl and cover with a tea towel. Leave dough to rise in a warm place for one hour
  7. Lightly flour the bench and knead the dough for a couple of minutes
  8. Break the dough into small pieces and shape into balls. The mixture makes roughly 8 buns
  9. Cover with a tea towel and leave in a warm place for another 30 minutes
  10. Preheat your oven to 160 Celsius or 320 Fahrenheit
  11. Once the rolls have had time to rest, beat an egg white with a little milk and brush the tops of the rolls with the egg wash
  12. Bake for 35 minutes or until golden and allow to cool
  13. When the buns have cooled, add 50 grams of white chocolate to a double boiler and slowly melt
  14. Add melted chocolate to a piping bag and pipe on the cross
Recipe by at https://www.caseyjade.com/hot-cross-buns/