Hot Cross Buns (the best) - CERES Fair Food

Ingredients

• 70g sultanas
• 70g currants
• 1 orange, zested and juiced
• 1 tbsp plain all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup water
• 1/2 cup full cream milk
• 1 egg at room temperature
• 325g plain flour plus extra for kneading and rolling – we used strong bread making flour
• 2 tsp dried yeast (check it’s not passed its use by date)
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 25g brown sugar
• 1 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp ground coriander
• 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
• ¼ tsp ground all spice
• 50g butter, cut into cubes and softened
• 40g plain flour
• 3 tbsp of water
• Remaining half of orange juice and apricot jam for glazing the tops!