I didn't realise they needed to be proved twice (I should have read the recipe better!). With a two hour rise and 2 one hour proves, it makes for a long recipe time, especially given the 'cross' being added at the end before baking and the glaze being added as soon as the buns come out of the oven.
I think my oven thermostat needs checking too, I left them in the oven for 15 minutes at the temperature in the recipe, before I checked them and they were already very well done!! If I had left them for the full 20 minute the recipe stated they would have been very burnt!!
I amended the recipe a little, I excluded the mixed peel as I don't like that and added a few more sultanas instead, which I love!
Despite being a bit well done they taste lovely! You can taste the orange in them and the sultanas are lovely and plump.
I will definitely make these again but next time will do it on a day when I have more time to dedicate to them!
The dough at the beginning
The dough rising
The dough proving for the first time
The buns proving for the second time
The buns with their crosses on
The finished glazed Hot Cross Buns!
The proof of the pudding is in the eating-toasted Hot Cross Bun with butter. Delicious!
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