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Hot Cross Buns
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Hot Cross Buns

10 ingredients Makes 12 openrecipes
Hot Cross Buns

Hot cross buns, Hot cross buns, one ha' penny, two ha' penny, hot cross buns. If you have no daughters, give them to your sons, one ha' penny, two ha' penny, Hot Cross Buns These are the words from a children's song based on the hawking of bakers selling their products. Hot cross buns are sweet spiced buns, once sold only at Christmas and Easter time but nowadays available all year around

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

691
Calories
16g
Protein
14g
Fat
125g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 5 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
White Bread 1 slice (30g) white 79
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6

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

  • 14g dried yeast or 30g fresh yeast
  • 500g white bread flour
  • 2 tablespoons caster sugar
  • 1 tespoon mixed spices
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 40g butter
  • 200g sultana
  • Paste for crosses
  • 30g plain flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon sugar

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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