Hot Cross Buns with Cheese

Hot cross buns are more familiar in their sweet form, but they are just as good in this savory cheese version. Made with delicious soft, fluffy dough and plenty of cheddar and parmesan, these are perfect for the Easter table.

Course Bread

Cuisine English

Keyword buns, easter

Prep Time 40

Cook Time 30

Total Time 1 10

Servings buns

Calories 298

Author Simone

Ingredients

700 grams flour type 00 plus 5 tbsp extra for making the crosses and some for kneading
21 grams dry active yeast (3 sachets)
500 ml warm full fat milk
140 grams cheddar grated
5 tbsp parmesan cheese grated
2 tsp salt

Metric - Us customary

Instructions

Mix the flour, the yeast and 2 tsp of salt in a large bowl. Make a hole in the middle, pour in the milk and mix with a wooden spoon. use your hands afterwards to make a soft dough. Knead for about ten minutes and then put back in the bowl.
Cover lightly with a piece of plastic brushed with oil and move it away somewhere warm until doubled in size. Takes about 30 minutes.
Turn the dough out onto a flour dusted top and knead most of the cheddar through the dough. Dust a baking tray with flour and make 12 round buns and put on the tray with 2-3 cm space in between. Cover lightly again with foil brushed with oil and leave to triple in size.
Preheat the oven to 200 ˚C/400˚F
Mix the 5 tbsp of flour for the crosses with the parmesan cheese and 5 tbsp of water. Mix this well and put into a piping bag (no nozzle needed) Cut the tip of the disposable bag and pipe crosses on each bun.
Sprinkle the remaining cheddar on top and bake this for 20-25 minutes till golden brown

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