Description
CHOCOLATE HOT CROSS BUNS THAT WOW!
You haven’t lived until you’ve had a soft, warm choccy hot cross bun straight outta your oven! These ones are rich, fluffy, and PACKED with melty chocolate bits. They’re the perfect twist on a classic Easter fave – and yes, they’re way easier than you think.
Ingredients
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- 2 tsp dried yeast
- 1 1/2 cups milk, warmed
- 100g butter
- 1/4 cup caster sugar
- 1 egg
- 4 cups plain flour
- 1/2 cup cocoa powder
- 2 tsp mixed spice
- 250g chocolate bits
Flour Paste:
Glaze:
Instructions
- Pop the milk and butter into your microwave and heat for 1.5 minutes until the butter is melted.
- Whisk in the yeast, sugar and egg.
- Add the flour, mixed spice and cocoa powder. Mix everything together until it forms a rough dough.
- Tip the dough onto a floured bench and knead it into a smooth ball.
- Place it back into the bowl, cover with cling film and leave it in a warm spot for 1 hour or until it doubles in size.
- Flatten the dough and sprinkle the chocolate bits over the top.
- Press them in, fold the dough over and knead again until the choc bits are evenly mixed through.
- Shape the dough into a rectangle and cut it into 12 equal pieces.
- Roll each one into a ball and place them in a greased baking dish.
- Cover with cling film and leave in a warm spot for 40 minutes until the buns puff up again.
- Mix the paste ingredients together and pour into a ziplock bag. Squeeze out the air, seal it, and snip a small corner off.
- Pipe crosses onto the tops of the buns.
- Bake at 200°C for 25 minutes.
- Mix the glaze ingredients together, microwave for 30 seconds and brush over the hot buns to give them a gorgeous glossy finish!
- Prep Time: 20
- Cook Time: 25
- Category: Recipes
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Australian