Hot Cross Buns

Hot cross buns, easy no knead method, step by step simple instructions from start to finish.

Ingredients

Add all of the main dry ingredients to a bowl and give them a mix with a whisk.
Add the wet ingredients and mix together as shown in the video.
Clean down the sides of the bowl and cover and allow to rise for 45 minutes in a warm draught free spot.
After the 45 minutes turn out the dough onto a floured surface sprinkle a little flour on the dough and knead for 1 minute, then form the dough into a ball.
Dived the dough into 12 equal pieces, roll each piece into a ball and place in a greased baking tin as shown, see video for tin dimensions.
Loosely cover the dough balls with a piece of oiled cling film/plastic wrap and allow to rise in a warm draught free spot for 1 hour.
Mix up the cross and glaze ingredients as shown in the video.
When there’s only 10 minutes left on the timer, preheat your oven to 190°C / 375F or gas mark between 4 and 5.

Remove the cover from the risen dough balls, pour the cross mixture into a piping bag, and pipe on the crosses as shown in the video.
Place the baking tin in the pre-heated oven and set your timer for 15 minutes, you turn the tin around after 8 minutes for even cooking.
After the times up remove from the oven and allow to cool for 10 minutes then remove the buns from the tin as shown in the video.
Brush on the glaze while the buns are still warm, allow to fully cool for 30 minutes.
Serve with butter and or Jam.
Enjoy.