Easter Hot Cross Buns

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{has_more=true, offset=10, total=33, results=[{comment_text=I used this recipe to make hot cross buns for the first time. The buns came out burnt and hard like rocks. But! I made some changes and the buns came out truly excellent after that. - Be careful with the yeast! I used active yeast and I almost made the mistake of using 25g instead of 7g!- Soak the dried fruit for 15 minutes in hot water (or juice or rum). This will make them juicy- I used 1 1/2 cups of milk to make 1 1/4 scolded milk- Heap the spices, 1Tsp for each is barely enough- Weigh out 500g of sifted flour instead of using 4 cups. This fixes the liquid to dry ingredients ratio. Using 4 cups led to ~120g of extra flour when I weighed it - Don't add the dried fruit until AFTER all the kneading; fold in right before dividing the dough- Let the dough rest for 2 hours instead of 40 minutes. Cinnamon contains natural yeast inhibitors and the extra time is necessary - Use a stand mixer if you can, and hand-knead once the dough starts getting stretchy. This gives a better dough texture and will save you a lot of work- On the second round of kneading, knead the dough until the dough can stretch to be thin enough that you can see some light through it without the dough tearing apart- Let the buns proof / rest for 1 hour instead of 20 minutes- Bake at 180°C (fan-forced) or 200°C (not fan-forced) and check at 15 minsA lot of these changes have been mentioned by others, but they are critical to making this recipe work. Overall I gave 3 stars because lots of changes were required to make this recipe good. I would give 5 stars if the recipe was updated to incorporate these changes., approved=true, user_name=Grace, hs_createdate=1716176735538, rating_new__1_5_=3, rating=60, id=13316164521}, {comment_text=Fabulous recipe, easy and not too drawn out. Beautiful, and the glaze is lovely., approved=true, user_name=Carol, hs_createdate=1716176735149, rating_new__1_5_=5, rating=100, id=13316184385}, {comment_text=Great recipe! Super easy and straight forward, followed a couple of the suggestions below and adjusted cook time to 15mins at 200 degrees and also let proof for 2 hours opposed to 40mins - they came out awesome, family loved them (even my mum who isn't a huge fan of hot crossed buns), approved=true, user_name=Dominique, hs_createdate=1716176735090, rating_new__1_5_=4, rating=80, id=13316249177}, {comment_text=Most of the ingredients are the ones that most people have, I hope the turn out like all you other recipes (amazing)!, approved=true, user_name=Maggie, rating_new__1_5_=5, hs_createdate=1702249882975, id=11175587621}, {comment_text=Reliable and easy to following., approved=true, user_name=Peter, rating_new__1_5_=4, hs_createdate=1702249881244, id=11175436367}, {comment_text=Nice consistancy but lacking severely in spice, approved=true, user_name=Donna, rating_new__1_5_=3, hs_createdate=1702249880651, id=11175397150}, {comment_text=They were easy enough to make but found they were a bit tasteless. Prefer Countdown hot cross buns to these.CHELSEA: thanks for the feedback. We've increased the spice amount. Enjoy!, approved=true, rating_new__1_5_=2, hs_createdate=1702249880026, id=11175598859}, {comment_text=My 13 year old used this recipe turned out awesome to our surprise dough was so soft, I told her to keep her hands damp when kneading the dough and DO NOT add extra flour this will make the dough hard (your dough will drink more water and need more flour all day long), approved=true, user_name=Wendy, rating_new__1_5_=4, hs_createdate=1702249879498, id=11175411119}, {comment_text=1 tsp is not enough spice, unfortunately wouldn't recommend this recipe to anyone.CHELSEA: thanks so much for the feedback. We've increased the spice to 1 Tbsp and also added 1 Tbsp cinnamon. Enjoy!, approved=true, user_name=Ash, rating_new__1_5_=1, hs_createdate=1702249876830, id=11174113933}, {comment_text=

Hi I'm an 11 year old and I made these. Tasted very nice but didn't react to yeast so they were quite dense. Why did this happen?

CHELSEA SUGAR: Hi there, it sounds like your yeast might be inactive / old. We'd recommend trying a fresh packet :)

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