Easter hotcross buns

What do you get when you cross a steam roller and a rabbit... A hot cross bunny!! Well Easter is upon us again and its time to make hot cross buns... mmm delicious. I have used the Traditional English Hot Cross Bun recipe from Hammelmans Book Bread A bakers book to techniques and recipes I have made some changes because I don't really like mixed peel and I have cut the sugar down. This book is a great book for those who are interested in really exploring the artisan bread movement... There are some great recipes in this book

Ingredients:

Premix

1.3 ounces Bread flour

0.26 ounces dried yeast

1.3 ounces white sugar

6.7 ounces (weighed) Milk

• Mix with whisk and leave for 40 mins

Bun dough

12 ounces bread flour

2 ounces softened butter

1 egg

1.5 ounces sugar

0.1 ounces salt

0.1 ounces mixed spice

4 ounces currants

Method:

1. Mix the butter with the flour

2. Add the sugar/spice/salt mix

3. Add the egg and the premix

4. Mix until it forms an elastic dough

5. Leave for 1 hour at warm temperature

6. Divide dough into 12 and mould into bun shape, place in baking tray

7. Leave for 1 hour

8. Cook in 225^oCOven for 15 Min's

9. Brush with sugar syrup when cooled (syrup 1 cup of sugar, 1/2 cup of water heated in microwave until sugar is dissolved and syrup consistency gained)

Eat with lashings of butter whilst warm!