Chocolate Chip Hot Cross Buns

Name: Chocolate Chip Hot Cross Buns
Total time: 105 min
Yield: 12 servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 4 cups plain flour; 0.5 cup sugar; 3 tsp instant yeast; 0.5 tsp salt; 2 tsp cinnamon powder; 0.5 tsp nutmeg; 1 egg; 1 cup warm milk; 0.25 cup unsalted butter, softened; 1 cup milk chocolate chips; 0.5 cup plain flour; 7 tbsp water; 1 tbsp apricot jam; 1 tbsp water

1h 45m

Serves 12

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Chocolate Chip Hot Cross Buns

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1h 45m

Serves 12

Directions

1In a mixing bowl, whisk together plain flour, sugar, instant yeast, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg. Make a well in the center.
2Add in egg and warm milk.
3Knead until dough is stretchy.
4Add softened unsalted butter.
5Knead until dough passes windowpane test (you can stretch dough thinly)
6Transfer dough into an oiled bowl, cover with cling wrap, then let it rise until double in size (usually an hour).
7Punch dough, transfer on to a clean surface, then incorporate a cup of milk chocolate chips.
8Roll it into a log, then cut into 12 portions.
9Make each portion into a bun and arrange them in a lined 32cm x 22cm pan.
10Cover with a cloth and let them rise for 30 minutes.
11Pre-heat oven to 170 degrees Celsius convection or 190 degrees Celsius conventional setting.
12Prepare mixture for the crosses by mixing flour and water. Transfer mixture into a piping bag.
13When buns are done rising, pipe crosses on top of each bun.
14Bake for 15 minutes at 170 degrees Celsius convection or 190 degrees Celsius conventional oven.
15Allow buns to cool a bit.
16Prepare glaze by mixing apricot jam and water, then brush freshly baked buns with it.
17Enjoy while buns are still warm!

Ingredients

4 cups plain flour
0.5 cup sugar
3 tsp instant yeast
0.5 tsp salt
2 tsp cinnamon powder
0.5 tsp nutmeg
1 egg
1 cup warm milk
0.25 cup unsalted butter, softened
1 cup milk chocolate chips
0.5 cup plain flour
7 tbsp water
1 tbsp apricot jam
1 tbsp water

Equipment

mixing bowlcling wrappiping bag32cm x 22cm panoven

Tips

Knead until dough passes windowpane test (you can stretch dough thinly)
Allow buns to cool a bit.
Enjoy while buns are still warm!

Chocolate Chip Hot Cross Buns

1h 45m

Serves 12

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Chocolate Chip Hot Cross Buns

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1h 45m

Serves 12

Directions

1In a mixing bowl, whisk together plain flour, sugar, instant yeast, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg. Make a well in the center.
2Add in egg and warm milk.
3Knead until dough is stretchy.
4Add softened unsalted butter.
5Knead until dough passes windowpane test (you can stretch dough thinly)
6Transfer dough into an oiled bowl, cover with cling wrap, then let it rise until double in size (usually an hour).
7Punch dough, transfer on to a clean surface, then incorporate a cup of milk chocolate chips.
8Roll it into a log, then cut into 12 portions.
9Make each portion into a bun and arrange them in a lined 32cm x 22cm pan.
10Cover with a cloth and let them rise for 30 minutes.
11Pre-heat oven to 170 degrees Celsius convection or 190 degrees Celsius conventional setting.
12Prepare mixture for the crosses by mixing flour and water. Transfer mixture into a piping bag.
13When buns are done rising, pipe crosses on top of each bun.
14Bake for 15 minutes at 170 degrees Celsius convection or 190 degrees Celsius conventional oven.
15Allow buns to cool a bit.
16Prepare glaze by mixing apricot jam and water, then brush freshly baked buns with it.
17Enjoy while buns are still warm!