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

[Lellyj]

Thanks for the kind comments.  I don't know about "inspirational teacher" but I do try and we had lots of fun. Cookie, I agree cooking with the children is so good for them.  I remember one food writer on the radio saying that if you can't cook, you don't have control of your life, sounds overly dramatic, but true in a way!

[TessLL]

Hi All,
I am new to the forum but have had the Thermomix for about 3 months, of course I LOVE IT!
I have made the EDC original HCBs a number of times this easter with great success and would love to try the Chocolate recipe posted by Maddy, however i am unable to find Bread improver, can this be substituted or left out?
I live in Hong Kong where some food ingredients are very hard to come by!
Thanks
Tess

[fundj&e]

hello and welcome to the forum Tess .  i have not made Hot cross buns b4 so i am no help sorry

the master will help you with that question soon

 

[judydawn]

Hi Tess, welcome to the forum.  Why not pop over to Introduce Yourself on the home page and tell us a bit about yourself.
I am certainly not the master but until she pops on to give you her thoughts, you can substitute 1/2 tsp absorbic acid per 500g flour in place of bread improver.  Having said that, I still prefer bread improver.  However, Chookie doesn't use bread improver in her fruit hot cross buns so I can't see why you couldn't just leave it out of the choc chip recipe.

[achookwoman]

Hi Tess,  I don't use bread improver because I use a bread mix.  Bread mix has salt , sugar and improver already added.  You can probably buy 'mix' in Hong Kong as it is made for bread machines.  I/2 a vitamin C tablet, crushed, will do the same as improver., however leaving it out will not make a huge difference.   Hope this helps.

[TessLL]

Thank you Judy and Chook, yes, i can buy bread mix over here so will give that a go later this weekend!
Thanks again!

[achookwoman]

Tess,  let us know how you go.

[Court]

Made these today but did anyone else think they were way to salty or is it just me?
How much salt do you use?

[meganjane]

Did you use bread mix and also add salt? If so, they would be salty as bread mix has salt in it as well.

[Kimmyh]

Made another batch of these for school lunch boxes and they are delicious. The best buns I have made yet. Really happy with this recipe.

[cookie1]

They look amazing Kimmy. I love how you can alter them to suit your own taste.

[Kimmyh]

Yes very easy to try variations. Looking forward to trying craisons next time and I love the hint of citrus from the blitzed peel without the large chunks.

[maddy]

they look so perfect Kimmy 
....can't get my head around Easter yet...I haven't long ago packed up christmas 

[Kimmyh]

I think it's only 5 weeks away Maddy

[*suzanne*]

they look perfect kimmy, my last lot were a complete flop must try them again one of my boys like choc chip hot x buns, do you think they would work?