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Hot cross buns
Photo: Eiliv Sonas Aceron

Hot cross buns

15 ingredients 30 min Makes 12 openrecipes
Hot cross buns

The classic hot cross bun: easy to make, packed with flavour and irresistible when slathered with butter.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1013
Calories
30g
Protein
27g
Fat
166g
Carbs

Counts 10 of 11 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 10 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Apple 1 medium (182g) 95
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Orange 1 medium (131g) 62
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Apricot 1 medium (35g) 17
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Sunflower Oil not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 300ml/10fl oz whole milk
  • 500g/1lb 2oz strong white flour
  • 75g/2½oz caster sugar
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 7g sachet fast-action yeast
  • 50g/1¾oz butter
  • 1 free-range egg
  • 150g/5oz sultanas
  • 80g/3oz mixed peel
  • 1 apple
  • 2 oranges
  • 2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • , for greasing the bowl sunflower oil
  • 75g/2½oz plain flour
  • 3 tbsp apricot jam

Directions

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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