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Hot Cross Bun Loaf

Recipe Submitted By: bakingmad

Try toasting the slices for breakfast, to serve, and spreading with butter – yum!


Baking Time	4 hours
Portions	400g loaf
Skill Level	Easy
Average Rating

Hot Cross Bun Loaf Ingredients

400 grams	Very Strong Bread Flour (Allinson Premium White)
1.50 tsp	Easy Bake Yeast (Allinson)
3 tbsp	Light Muscovado Sugar (Billington's)
1 tsp	Salt
4 tsp	Cinnamon ground
2	Orange grated zest
50 grams	Mixed Peel
50 grams	Sultanas
50 grams	Raisins
30 grams	Butter melted
1	Happy Eggs beaten
175 ml	Water warm

Additional Ingredients

1 tbsp	Golden Granulated Sugar (Billington's) for the glaze
1 tsp	Water boiling, for the glaze
3 tbsp	Plain White Flour (Allinson Nature Friendly) for the cross
2 tsp	Golden Granulated Sugar (Billington's) for the cross
2 tbsp	Water cold, for the cross

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How to make Hot Cross Bun Loaf

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In a bowl, mix together the flour, yeast, sugar, salt, cinnamon, grated orange zest, mixed peel and sultanas. Mix together well, otherwise the richness of the loaf will prevent the yeast being evenly dispersed and rising nicely.
Add this to the pan in the breadmaker. Mix the beaten egg and water together and add to the bread pan then add in the melted butter.
Set to a programme for a "Medium'' and "Raisin Bake'' on the breadmaker, and turn on.
Meanwhile, mix up the glaze- combine the sugar with the hot water until the sugar is dissolved, set aside with a pastry brush, ready for when the loaf is cooked
To make the topping, mix the flour, sugar and water together, and have ready in a piping bag with a thin nozzle
When the bread is cooked, turn out of the pan, and immediately brush with the glaze thinly. Pipe the topping on in a cross shape, or alternatively in a crisscross pattern, making several small crosses
To serve, slice and spread with butter

Reviews

Read all reviews (4) | Average rating: 5 stars

"I wanted a fruity bread recipe for my bread machine and tried this one. It was very easy to do and I added a lot more fruit as had been suggested by others. This worked very well. In appearance it was a bit brick-like (probably my machine) but the flavour was delicious. We ate it toasted and buttered with chunks of cheddar cheese. Perfect winter tea time treat! I omitted the icing as I wanted a toasting loaf. All in all, perfect!"

17-01-2012 | Author: rgkjersey | 5 stars

"Great flavour and way easier than forming everything into little buns! Nice rising and great loaf even without the glaze and cross. It kept for a few days without going too stale and was extra tasty toasted with a little butter. The recipe doesn't say, but use the 1.5lb loaf setting on your bread machine!"

Bakingmad: "We are alwasy delighted to read reviews for our members. This loaf is delicious as a bread and butter pudding the day after too! "

11-05-2010 | Author: squirrellypoo | 5 stars

"Great loaf so easy to make this was my 3rd attempt at baking a hot cross bun loaf in my new bread machine only thing was I would like to have had a little more fruit in mine other wise good"

25-03-2011 | Author: Dundee | 5 stars

" This is also sooo good toasted with coffee for breakfst. Make this one time and time again. Brilliant"

23-01-2012 | Author: Mattie | 5 stars

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