Gluten Free Hot Cross Buns
Temperature: 200°C/Fan180°C/400°F/Gas 6.
Cooking time: 12-15 minutes.
Ingredients:
- 300g Strong White Flour or White Spelt Flour.
- 1 tsp Quick Yeast.
- Half tsp Salt.
- 1 tsp Sugar.
- 1 tsp Mixed Spice.
- 50g Currants.
- 50g Chopped Mixed Peel.
- 150ml Milk.
- 1 Egg.
- 25g Butter.
- 1 sbsp Boiling Water.
- 1 tsp Sugar.
- 2 tbsps Flour.
- 1 tbsp Milk.
Method:
- Mix together the flour, quick yeast, salt, sugar, mixed spice, currants and mixed peel.
- Stir in the milk and egg.
- Melt the butter, add this to the bowl and mix well.
- Leave the dough covered with a tea towel, in a draught free place, for it to double in size. (This should take about an hour)
- Knead the dough then cut it into 12 equal pieces.
- Roll each piece of dough into a ball and place on an oiled baking tray.
- To make the topping, dissolve the sugar in the boiling water.
- Brush the sugar water over the top of each ball of dough.
- In a bowl mix together the flour and milk to form a soft pastry dough.
- Roll out the pastry dough on a floured surface.
- Cut it into very thin strips and lay these across the balls of dough to form a cross.
- Leave to rise for 20/25 minutes.
- Bake in a pre-heated oven for 12/15 minutes.