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Chocolate & Orange Hot Cross Buns

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We all know that chocolate and orange is a winning combination but by adding orange zest and Gem dark chocolate to these buns, really elevates them to the next level. Have fun and get creative with the recipe, switch up the type of Gem dried fruit and chocolate you use and create your winning combo. They’re delicious straight out of the oven or our favourite, toasted with lashings of butter. Enjoy this Easter recipe from Shane Smith!

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Chocolate & Orange Hot Cross Buns

Chocolate & Orange Hot Cross Buns

agnesgempackfoods-ie
prep time
25 min
cooking time
15 min
servings
12

Equipment

  • stand mixer with dough hook attachment

  • large bowl

  • small bowl

  • lined baking tray

  • piping bag

  • glazing brush

Ingredients

Instructions

1
Into your stand mixer fitted with the dough hook attachment, add the salt, strong flour, caster sugar, yeast, spices, eggs & lukewarm milk. (Keep the yeast and the salt seperate).
2
Mix this together for 5 minutes until you have an elastic dough.
3
Add the butter and mix until completely blended into the dough.
4
Plac this dough into a greased bowl, cover with a kitchen cloth and leave somewhere warm until its doubled in size.
5
Once doubled in size, knock the air out and place back in the mixing bowl with the dough hook attachment.
6
Add the orange zest, raisins and chocolate drops and mix until combined.
7
Turn this dough out onto a floured surface and divide into 12 balls.
8
Place these on a lined baking tray allowing some space in between and cover with a cloth and prove again until doubled in size.
9
Preheat your oven to 200C/180C fan.
10
To make the hot cross bun topping, simply mix the flour with some water until you have a thick flour paste.
11
Pop this into a piping bag and just before the buns go into the oven, pipe a cross on the top of each one.
12
Place these into the preheated oven and bake for 15 minutes.
13
Once baked, remove and place on a wire rack to cool.
14
Before serving, glaze the hot cross buns with warm golden syrup or honey.
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