The Ultimate Hot Cross Bun Recipe

Ingredients

• 700 g unbleached white bread flour
• 115 g sugar
• 5 g salt (1 teaspoon)
• 15 g ground mixed spice (3 teaspoons)
• 113 g butter (room temperature)
• 70 g fresh yeast
• 440 g dried fruit such as sultanas, currants, mixed peel
• 1 large egg
• 300 ml lukewarm water
• 65 g flour
• 20 g sugar
• 60 ml water
• 1 Glaze: large egg and a little water