Bigger and Sweeter Hot Cross Buns Recipe

These delicious homemade hot cross buns are baked with currants and topped off with a sweet apricot jam to make one tasty roll. You will love serving this to your friends and family around the Easter holiday.

Hot cross buns are slightly sweet and spicy rolls that have a hint of orange flavor and a simple dough cross baked into the top of them. They are very commonly served up on or around the easter holiday across the world.

Hot cross buns have been around for centuries as an Anglican monk marked each bun with a cross to honor Jesus's crucifixion on Good Friday. They became extremely popular in England after that, with a small stint of banishment, but regained fame and are still traditionally served worldwide.

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INGREDIENTS FOR THIS RECIPE:

For the Buns:

• 1 1/3 cups whole milk (112° to 115°)
• 2/3 cup caster sugar
• 1 package active yeast
• 5 cups bread flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
• 8 tablespoons unsalted butter
• zest of 1 orange
• 1 cup currants
• 2 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• ½ cup apricot jam

For the Crosses:

• 3 tablespoons bread flour
• 4 tablespoons water