Breadmaker Hot Cross Buns

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The wonderful thing about breadmakers is they cut all the tedious bits out of making an enriched dough, but all homemade hot cross buns are in a different league from anything you can buy.

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Steps

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First of all pop the ingredients for the dough , excluding the currants and mixed peel , into the breadmaker along with 1-2 fl oz water , in the order your manual instructs.

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Then set it to the dough raisin mode and press the start button.

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When the raisin bleep blinks , add the currants and mixed peel and then continue to mix until the dough is ready.

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After that , turn the dough out on to a lightly floured work surface , knead it briefly , then divide it into 12 round portions and place them on the greased baking sheet , leaving plenty of room around each one.

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Use a sharp knife to make a cross on the top of each bun.

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Then cover them with the oiled polythene bag and leave them to rise , which will take about 30 minutes by which time the buns will have almost doubled in size and are ready.

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While thats happening , pre-heat the oven to gas mark 7 , 425f and make the crosses.

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Form a paste with 2 oz / 50 g flour and 1-2 tablespoons water , then roll this out and cut into inch strips'.

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Ingredients

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flour, yeast, golden caster sugar, mixed spice, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, milk, egg, butter, currants, mixed peel, granulated sugar