Hot cross Buns

I have made this recipe for Easter.

I have used a combination of flours, use honey instead of refined white sugar, reduce the oil to add more milk...and they turned out really well.

This recipe contains organic 85% dark chocolate as a treat for the kids :)

There are other recipes on Internet healthier than mine but I follow a 80/20 rule... and my view is making your own cross buns is already a great step for a healthier lifestyle :) 

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 Ingredients

(for 10-12 hot cross buns)

550g plain white flour

50g wholemeal or multigrain or rye flour

20g of yeast

1 tbs of ginger

2 tsp of cinnamon

2 tbs of raw honey

100g of sultanas

40g butter or  olive oil or coconut oil

300ml of Full Cream milk (your choice)

2 large eggs

60g of dark chocolate – I used 85% cacao

Method

• Place the flours, salt and spices in a large bowl. Whisk to combine. Add the yeast and milk, eggs, butter. Then add the sultanas. Combine well.

• Turn onto a lightly floured surface and knead to form a ball.

• Line a baking tray with baking paper.

• Divide the dough into 10-12 buns, and place them on the baking tray a few centimeters apart.

• Let them rise for 1 hour or until they roughly doubled in size.

• Preheat the oven to 180 degrees C fan forced.

• Bake buns in the oven for 20 minutes or until golden

• Set buns aside to cool on a large plate.

• Decorate with hot chocolate.