Mastodawn

Have you ever had a Hot Cross bun? (And what country are you from?)

Yes, many times!

53.4%

Yes, just once

2.6%

Meh

3.1%

I don't think so

11.9%

Never

16.6%

A what?

12.4%

Poll ended at 1:41pm.

@kimlockhartga I’ve been to Britain a couple times and love hot cross buns.

@kimlockhartga Question: do you have a decent recipe for making them? They're utterly unavailable here in Santiago, at least in my area.

@adriano I do not, but the Brits would be the best source, since they actually eat them. I don't know anyone who has had them in my country.

Arratoon 1d ago

@kimlockhartga @adriano Here you go. https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/mary_berrys_hot_cross_65003

If you’d prefer a sourdough one or a vegan recipe let me know.

Hot cross buns recipe

Mary Berry's going to be so proud that you made your own hot cross buns this Easter. Lucky thing her recipe is completely foolproof.

BBC Food

@arratoon @adriano Mary Berry recipes are dependable.

Adriano 22h ago

@kimlockhartga @arratoon thank you both very, very much!

Arratoon 22h ago

@adriano @kimlockhartga You’re welcome. Let us know how they turn out. One tip: soak the raisins in tea/rum/orange juice overnight so they’re extra juicy when you add them to the mix.

@adriano @kimlockhartga

Its a type of sweet bread, so bread flour and yeast are the base. M9dern shops sell lots of varieties but this is close to the original.
Serve split in half, toasted and buttered.

https://www.recipesmadeeasy.co.uk/hot-cross-buns/

@tiggy @adriano thank you.

Alison Meeks 1d ago

@adriano @kimlockhartga Food Wishes on YouTube has a video on it. Basically it’s a brioche dough with raisins and some spice.

@Alison @adriano ooooh. Brioche!