These hot cross buns are soft and pillowy with a hint of sweetness, orange, nutmeg, and warm spices. A distinctive cross on the top adds an extra special touch and holds a special meaning.
Traditional Hot Cross Buns
Hot cross buns are delicious – a soft dough filled with warm spices, raisins, and a hint of orange zest. With their distinctive cross on the top, this bread can be picked out from the crowd! It is so easy to make homemade bread that is free from preservatives!
Ingredients For Hot Cross Buns
Dough – These rolls are made with an easy yeast dough. After the dough has risen, raisins or currants are added before forming rolls. Spices – Hot Cross Buns are filled with warm, fragrant spices, including cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg. I add a little bit of orange zest for flavor. Add-Ins – You can change these up with the addition of toasted nuts or pieces of candied orange peel.
How to Make Hot Cross Buns
How to Make the Cross
Prepare a flour paste and place it in a piping bag (or plastic bag with a small corner cut off) and pipe a cross across each hot cross bun. Bake as directed in the recipe below. TIP: As you pipe the cross, go slowly to allow the flour mixture to run down between the edges of the rolls a bit.
Storing Hot Cross Buns
Hot cross buns are best served warm from the oven with butter. To keep them fresh wrap them in plastic wrap and store them at room temperature for up to seven days. They can also be wrapped in aluminum foil, and stored in the freezer. They will keep in the freezer for up to 6 months. Did your family enjoy these Hot Cross Buns? Be sure to leave a rating and a comment below! Recipe from a homemade church cookbook. © SpendWithPennies.com. Content and photographs are copyright protected. Sharing of this recipe is both encouraged and appreciated. Copying and/or pasting full recipes to any social media is strictly prohibited. Please view my photo use policy here.
