Soft Hot Cross Vanilla (Print Version)
# Ingredients:
→ Dough
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150 g golden or sultana raisins
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2 teaspoons vanilla extract, pure
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1 large egg
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1 large egg white
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60 ml melted butter
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67 g granulated sugar
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1.5 teaspoons ground cinnamon
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Pinch of salt
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375 g regular flour, a bit extra for kneading if needed
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2.5 to 3 teaspoons active dry yeast (about 1 sachet)
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1 tablespoon sugar, regular
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180 ml warm water (about 38°C)
→ Egg Wash
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22 ml water
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1 large egg yolk, saved from earlier
→ Vanilla Glaze
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10 to 15 ml milk
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0.5 teaspoon vanilla extract
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60 g powdered sugar
# Instructions:
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Pipe crosses over the warm buns using glaze, grabbing a sandwich bag with the tip cut if you don't have a piping tool.
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Stir powdered sugar, vanilla, and a splash of milk till you get a smooth and thick mixture.
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Heat your oven up to 175°C. Bake the buns for 30 to 35 minutes till they’re nicely golden. Move them to a rack and chill them out for about 15 minutes.
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Mix the saved egg yolk with a splash of water and swipe it over each bun before baking.
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Grease a 23 x 33 cm pan, split up your dough into 12 pieces, roll them into balls, and stick them in the pan. Let 'em sit for around an hour so they puff up big.
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Cover the dough up and let it hang out in a warm spot, 30-40 minutes should do the trick.
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Gently press the raisins into your dough by hand so you don’t end up smashing them.
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Put in your yeast mix, the melted butter, egg, egg white, and vanilla with your flour blend. Work it with the dough hook for about 5 minutes, or just give it a good stir by hand till it just comes together. Give it ten minutes of kneading, adding more flour if it feels too sticky to work with.
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In your mixing bowl (stand mixer works too), toss in the flour, sugar, cinnamon, and a little salt. Blend them all together.
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In 180 ml warm water, stir in the tablespoon of sugar, then sprinkle yeast over the top and leave it alone for 15 minutes—let it do its thing.
# Notes:
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You’ll want another 1.5 to 2 hours for those dough rises, depending on how cozy your kitchen is.