Chocolate Orange Hot Cross Buns With Orange Honey Butter
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Kitchen Sanctuary · by Nicky Corbishley★ 5.0 (2)

Chocolate Orange Hot Cross Buns With Orange Honey Butter

NUTRITION · PER SERVING203M COOK
CAL 18%·PRO 15%
CARBS 55G60% OF CAL
4G FIBER0G ADDED0G INTRINSIC26G OTHER26G TOTAL SUGAR
FAT 15G36% OF CAL
8G SAT6G UNSAT

BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV

Traditional hot cross buns with chocolate and orange, studded with raisins and candied peel. Served warm with orange honey butter, they're perfect for Easter or brunch.

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Nutrition & ingredients

Ingredients

serves 15
  • 450 g (3 3/4 cups) strong bread flour
  • 50 g (1/3 cup + 1 tbsp) cocoa powder
  • 100 g (1/2 cup) caster or fine-granulated sugar
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 2 1/4 tsp instant dried yeast ((7g sachet))
  • 300 ml (1 1/4 cups) full-fat milk
  • 50 g (1/4 cup minus 1 tbsp) unsalted butter
  • zest of 1 large orange
  • 1 egg (beaten)
  • 1/2 tsp orange extract
  • 130 g (2/3 cup) juicy raisins
  • 50 g (1/4 cup) finely diced candied citrus peel
  • 110 g (2/3 cup) milk chocolate chips
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 2 tbsp plain (all-purpose) flour (for kneading)
  • 3 heaped tbsp plain (all-purpose) flour
  • 5 tbsp cold water
  • 2 tbsp unsalted butter (melted)
  • 2 tbsp honey
  • 8 tbsp unsalted butter (very soft)
  • 3 tbsp honey (used orange blossom honey if you can find it)
  • zest of 1 orange
  • 2 tbsp finely diced candied citrus peeled
PREP
183M
SODIUM
180MG
ESTIMATE
COMPLETE

Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.