skinnymixer's Hot Cross Buns Thermomix Recipe (Gluten-free)

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skinnymixer's Hot Cross Buns Thermomix Recipe (Gluten-free)

There is nothing better than fresh, homemade Hot Cross Buns smothered in Whipped Butter. The best part about making them in the Thermomix yourself is that you can control how much sugar goes into the buns.

Prep Time5

Cook Time1 20

Course: Breakfast, lunchbox, Snack, Treat

Cuisine: Breakfast, Easter

Keyword: Dairy Free, Egg Free, Freezer Friendly, Gluten Free, Thermomix Recipe

Servings:

Calories: 292kcal

Author: Skinnymixers

Equipment

1 pastry brush

Ingredients

Dough

160 g water (extra 20g for GF Simply Wize - if using other GF mixes start with 20 g less and keep adding in 20 g increments until sticky dough forms)
3 tsp dry yeast
40 g coconut sugar or caster sugar
250 g Bakers flour or GF Bread Mix Flour - we used Simply Wize as it contains egg
1 tsp bread improver (optional) GF if required
½ tsp salt
1 tsp coconut oil or vegetable oil
1 tsp ground cinnamon
½ tsp ground nutmeg
¼ tsp ground ginger
80 g currants or choc chips /alternative dried fruit

For the Cross

60 g plain flour gluten-free if required
70 g water

Glaze

50 g sugar
70 g water

Instructions

Add water, yeast and sugar to mixer bowl. Heat for 2 min/37℃/speed 1/MC on.
Add remaining dough ingredients in order except for the currants. Mix for 5 sec/speed 4/MC on. Then knead for 2 min. (Gluten-free - if your machine is struggling to knead, remove and knead by hand)
Add currants and mix for 10 sec/reverse/speed 4/MC on.
Place dough in a lightly greased thermoserver or bowl cover with a lid or cling wrap. Leave in dry, warm place to rise for about 30 min or until doubled in size.
Once dough has risen, knock down dough and form 6 balls and place in a baking paper lined metal tray.
Cover with a tea towel and leave in a warm dry spot to rise again for 30 min or until doubled in size.
While your dough is rising, preheat fan-forced oven to 200℃ and make your cross mixture. Without washing the bowl, add cross ingredients and mix 20 sec/speed 4/MC on. Add the mix to a sauce bottle or piping bag.
When buns have finished rising, add your cross to then buns and bake for 15 min.
While your buns are baking, make your glaze in a clean mixer bowl. Add all glaze ingredients to mixer bowl and mix for 3 min/100℃/speed 3/MC on.
When your buns are baked remove from oven and glaze immediately with a pastry brush.
Serve warm with our Whipped Maple Butter.

Notes

Gluten Free

Replace Bakers Flour with Simply Wize Gluten Free Bread Mix Flour and increase dough water by 20 g. Before kneading, use a spatula to release dough from the blades. If your machine is struggling to knead, remove dough and knead by hand. If Simply Wize is not available - start with 20 g less and keep adding in 20 g increments until sticky dough forms)

Low Fodmap

See gluten-free variation. Feel free to reduce currants slightly or use chocolate chips. Use brown sugar or caster sugar.

Freezer Friendly

These Hot Cross Buns freeze well, defrost and reheat before serving.

Storage

With homemade bread it is always best cooked and eaten on the same day. You can reheat and freshen up Hot Cross Buns by heating in the microwave for 10 sec or toasting them.

Make today and bake tomorrow

Want fresh Hot Cross Buns in the morning but want to sleep in? After doing the first rise and forming into balls you can cover with greased cling wrap and pop them in the fridge. Simply pull them out and bring to room temp to do the second rise before baking.

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