This Easy Hot Cross Buns recipe is seriously the best! You will love how light, fluffy and perfectly spiced these Buns are, and they honesty are easy to make.

There really is nothing better than a Homemade Hot Cross Bun (especially enjoyed warm and with a whole heap of butter), and this recipe have you enjoying delicious light and fluffy buns in no time at all.

Hot Cross Bun Ingredients:

Please don’t be put off by the number of ingredients needed to make this recipe, most of these ingredients you may already have in our pantry!

• Plain Flour
• Yeast
• Caster Sugar
• Milk
• Bread Improver, this is optional but I do recommend it.
• Mixed Spice
• Cinnamon
• Butter
• Egg
• Raisins
• Currants

Ingredients for the White Icing ‘Crosses’

• Plain Flour
• Water

Glaze Ingredients:

To make the glaze, you will need:

• Apricot Jam – you can use white sugar in place of jam if you wish. You will need to cook the mixture down until the sugar dissolves.
• Water

How to Make Hot Cross Buns:

1. Combine all of your dough ingredients and knead the dough.
2. Let the dough rest until it doubles in size.
3. Divide the dough into 12 even sized balls and place onto a baking tray to let them rise again.
4. Make the paste for the ‘crosses’ and pipe.
5. Brush the Buns while still warm with the Apricot Glaze and let them cool before enjoying.

My Recipe Tips:

• The time it takes for your dough to rise will be impacted by the temperature of the room. In cooler climates, it will take longer for your dough to rise.
• You can use other dried fruit for this recipe – eg sultanas, dried apricots etc. Alternatively you could also try this Fruitless Hot Cross Bun recipe.
• These buns are best enjoyed within 2 – 3 days of baking.
• This recipe is freezer friendly.