Hot Cross Buns Recipe | Homemade Easter Hot Cross Buns

Ingredients

• 350g strong white flour
• 100g wholemeal flour (sieved weight)
• 2 x 7g sachets fast-action yeast
• 10g salt
• 100g Italian mixed peel
• 2 tsp ground cinnamon
• ½ tsp ground cloves
• ½ tsp ground allspice
• ½ tsp ground ginger
• ½ nutmeg, finely grated
• 100g white sourdough starter
• 2 medium eggs
• 170g full-fat milk
• 40g honey
• 30g apple brandy
• 50g butter, softened
• 200g raisins
• 50g caster sugar
• 50g water
• ½ tsp cinnamon
• 125g icing sugar
• few squeezes of lemon juice