I love special food that you only make at certain times. I’m often rushing with dried fruit so often put it in the hot liquid in a microwave for a couple of minutes, then drain it and it works pretty well ☺️
The dough can definitely be kneaded by hand but you’ll need some perseverance. Try not to add too much bench flour and when adding the butter make sure it’s pliable so it can blend into the dough
These look delicious. I will try your recipe in the next few weeks. An old recipe of my mom’s used mashed potatoes for a softer bun. I’m eager to see how well your technique compares. Thank you for the recipe and great video.
Hello, I made these last Easter and was very impressed with the results. I want to make them again this year, but I would like to add a bit more fruit, how much fruit would the recipe take?
I was looking for a recipe for the buns with the tangzhong. We’ll have a house full of guests for Easter weekend. I was wondering if I could bake and freeze these and rewarm for Easter breakfast.
Hi Edd - there’s honey in the ingredient list that isn’t mentioned in the instructions. I assume it goes in the glaze with the sugar and OJ? Could you confirm?
Late to the party but found your blog when googling hot cross bun recipes after my first batch turned out pretty solid. Followed your recipe and the buns are amazingly fluffy and delicious. My daughter has now started to eat them for breakfast so I was wondering if I could tweak the recipe to add some wholewheat flour to make them healthier. Do I need to adjust the milk/ butter amounts if I do this?
I’ve just made theses HXBs and they’re amazing! I was a little worried at first as my dough was slow to rise, but they turned out amazing. I did heat up my milk before adding it to the mix, and I pre-prepared the tangzhong paste!
Can’t wait to bake them again, thanks for the recipe.
I have just made this recipe. Best
Hot -Cross-Buns ever. Thank you.
This has shot to the top of my favourite HXB recipes - amazing and SO soft!!
However, adding the butter and fruit was a challenge. Any advice?
Do you think aquafaba might work as an egg substitute in this recipe? My son is anaphylactic to egg which makes baking a little more challenging!
I wouldn’t be my first choice. You can actually make hot cross buns without eggs, just replace them with milk 👍
I love special food that you only make at certain times. I’m often rushing with dried fruit so often put it in the hot liquid in a microwave for a couple of minutes, then drain it and it works pretty well ☺️
That works great, I sometimes pop the fruit and tea in a saucepan and simmer for a couple minutes too
This looks awesome but do you have any tips for ppl without a food mixer and will be kneading by hand?!?
The dough can definitely be kneaded by hand but you’ll need some perseverance. Try not to add too much bench flour and when adding the butter make sure it’s pliable so it can blend into the dough
These look delicious. I will try your recipe in the next few weeks. An old recipe of my mom’s used mashed potatoes for a softer bun. I’m eager to see how well your technique compares. Thank you for the recipe and great video.
Potato is another amazing way to make really soft bread, works in a similar manner with the starch in the potatoes
I’ve made the buns and they are fabulous. Light and not to sweet this recipe is a keeper. I’m going to use it for raisin bread
Hello, I made these last Easter and was very impressed with the results. I want to make them again this year, but I would like to add a bit more fruit, how much fruit would the recipe take?
Thank you in advance.
I was looking for a recipe for the buns with the tangzhong. We’ll have a house full of guests for Easter weekend. I was wondering if I could bake and freeze these and rewarm for Easter breakfast.
Hi Edd - there’s honey in the ingredient list that isn’t mentioned in the instructions. I assume it goes in the glaze with the sugar and OJ? Could you confirm?
Hello _ I would love to know if I can do an overnight first rise in the fridge? Then take the dough out the fridge and ball up from cold? Thanks Edd
Stunning recipe - out does any commercially made buns EVER! This is on repeat coming up to Easter and beyond
These are epic
Late to the party but found your blog when googling hot cross bun recipes after my first batch turned out pretty solid. Followed your recipe and the buns are amazingly fluffy and delicious. My daughter has now started to eat them for breakfast so I was wondering if I could tweak the recipe to add some wholewheat flour to make them healthier. Do I need to adjust the milk/ butter amounts if I do this?
You would definitely need to add more liquid to hydrate the whole meal flour
I’ve just made theses HXBs and they’re amazing! I was a little worried at first as my dough was slow to rise, but they turned out amazing. I did heat up my milk before adding it to the mix, and I pre-prepared the tangzhong paste!
Can’t wait to bake them again, thanks for the recipe.