Hot Cross Buns (Sourdough)
Very seasonal this, with it being Good Friday. I’d never made hot cross buns before but fancied the idea of a sourdough recipe I saw on The Fresh Loaf, and the author’s blog here.
I pretty much followed the recipe as-is, apart from no milk powder (I used a bit of milk instead for the water). Also I used oil on the crosses instead of butter (pure laziness, on my part!), and no honey in the glaze. My dough was retarded in the fridge after shaping, so they could be piped and baked first thing this morning. The piping was done by Emma.
I’d not worked with dough this sweet before, so wondered why the sugar was added in bits after the kneading, but it gets so sticky you’d not want to work it for long with all the sugar in!
Total, and wickedly delicious.
Hot Cross Buns
Those look wonderful!
Kneading in the sugar can be tricky and takes time but it looks like you got it. Perfect buns!
FP
Thanks for the kind comments, and thanks for the inspiration to actually make Hot Cross Buns for the first time, as opposed to buying them in plastic packets from M&S.