Recipe review - Hot cross buns EDC - with photos :)

[Meagan]

I know, I know....... a little early for easter food but I had a desire for a hot cross bun and wanted to make some myself.

  Well  YUMMO is all I can say to these lol

I omitted the peel and ground cloves as DH is not a fan of either and used craisins for the 70g at the end of the recipe

Yeast - I didn't wiegh it on my scales prior ( I used the TM scale) I ended up putting in almost 4 teaspoons of yeast which didn't hit 15g  Seemed a lot to me 

I used 300g organic white bakers flour and 200g organic wholemeal bakers flour

I found the mix to be quite wet and sticky and it didn't seem to knead as well as other dough does in the bowl. I set it for 3min on interval setting

I let it prove longer than the recipe said maybe 2 or 2/12 hours - it was exploding out of the bowl  when I went back to it.

I made a bakers dozen (13) hot cross buns I made the piping mixture for the cross and ended up using about half of the mixture so will maybe do 2/3 of the piping mix next time. I made the sugar syrup and used it as instructed and it made them look exactly like shop bought ones 

They were really yummy and soft

Here are the pics as promised 
 

[cookie1]

You are well practised for Easter Meagan.

[Meagan]

bump    I have added the photos now...........how I love my Digital SLR 

[judydawn]

Well done Meagan, they look so much nicer than the bought ones. Have you started taking orders for Easter yet 

[Nay-nay]

Wow!! Brumbys eat ya heart out!! 

[Meagan]

Thanks ladies  I was pretty chuffed with them especially considering it was a first attempt.
I am considering trialling a choc chip one soon 

[Thermomixer]

Great work - LOL - I saw somebody buying a heap of HCBs a week ago at our local supermarket. 

I suddenly realised that we were in Feb !

[cookie1]

Lucky you Meagan-a digital SLR. I have an old SLR but decided to go easy with digital and just buy a good quality  one, not SLR.

[Meagan]

Yes I have a film slr too but decided to bite the bullet and get one (chirstmas present that arrived in Jan) - I just love it it is a Nikon with a 18-200 lense. So great for getting pics of the kids especially without them knowing it

[cathy79]

I saw something about mocha hot cross buns somewhere, I think it was a Coles or Wollies.  Wonder how that would work?

[Caroline J]

My dough is outisde now   I added some chopped Turkish apricots and dried cranberries, and omitted the cinnamon and cloves to make them more kiddy friendly.  Will be back to report later

[Meagan]

I am making the dough again today but doing a loaf  I only had about 160 of white bakers flour so the rest is wholemeal. I will also report back this arvo.

Caroline are you in Perth? Good day for proving bread outside 

[Ceejay]

How did the loaf go Meagan? 

I ran out of ground spices and had to pregrind all of them for my attempt today... can I say OMG!

Soooo divine, the house smells delish! 

Here's my efforts!

[Chelsea (Thermie Groupie)]

They look divine Ceejay!!!  Did you modify the EDC recipe apart from grinding the spices? 

[Ceejay]

Not at all Chelsea.. I tried to use a tad less water for the crosses but other than forgetting how long it had proven for.. nope! 
DD has arrived home from school and given her verdict too! Yum!!