Best Ever Hot Cross Buns - Stanmore Public School

Ingredients

• 4 cups white bread flour (*see Note), plus a little extra for kneading
• 1 cup wholemeal plain flour (*see Note)
• 2 sachets (14g) dry yeast
• ½ cup sugar (white, raw or caster sugar)
• 250ml water
• 2 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1 tsp ground allspice (*see Note)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• Grated rind of 1 orange
• 1¼ cups sultanas
• 375ml – 400ml milk, approximately
• 60g butter or 60ml canola or sunflower oil, plus a little extra for greasing
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• Flour Paste
• ⅓ cup plain flour
• 60ml (¼ cup) water