How to Prepare Appetizing Ladybirds Chocy Choc Cross Buns

Ladybirds Chocy Choc Cross Buns. Hot cross buns are an Easter institution. Eaten as is, toasted then slathered in butter they are my favorite Easter breakfast. I bake a batch of these spiced, sweet buns every year around Easter but this year I decided to amp it up a little.

Choc-Chip Hot Cross Buns - Free download as PDF File (.pdf), Text File (.txt) or read online for free. A chocolate version of this Easter classic. These Chocolate Hot Cross Buns have a hint of cinnamon and allspice too. You can have Ladybirds Chocy Choc Cross Buns using 18 ingredients and 14 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Ladybirds Chocy Choc Cross Buns

1. Prepare of dough.
2. You need 7 grams of pkt dry yeast.
3. It's 1 1/4 cup of warm milk.
4. It's 1/4 cup of raw sugar.
5. It's 3 cup of plain flour.
6. You need 1/2 cup of cocoa powder.
7. It's 1 tsp of cinnamon.
8. It's 80 grams of butter - cubed.
9. Prepare 1 of egg.
10. It's 1/3 cup of dark choc chips.
11. It's 1/3 cup of white choc chips.
12. You need of paste for crosses.
13. You need 1/4 cup of plain flour.
14. Prepare 1 tsp of raw sugar.
15. It's of glaze.
16. Prepare 1 tsp of gelatine powder.
17. It's 2 tsp of raw sugar.
18. You need 1 tbsp of boiling water.

The sweet spices land them fair and square in the Hot Cross Buns world and you'll know the second you take a bite that it's Easter time. And this brings me to another reason I love Easter. Choc Cross Buns are the best! Celebrate Easter with these Chocolate Hot Cross Buns from Delish.com for a twist on the classic treat.

Ladybirds Chocy Choc Cross Buns instructions

1. Lightly oil a large bowl and set aside till dough is ready .Grease a 6cm deep by 23cm base square cake pan and set aside till needed ..
2. In a medium bowl place the yeast , milk and 1 tablespoon of the raw sugar and whisk to dissolve the yeast , then cover and set aside in a warm place for about 10 minutes or until foamy ..
3. In a separate medium bowl sift the together flour , cocoa and cinnamon , then add the cubed butter and rub the butter into the flour mix , best done with clean fingertips , until the mixture resembles fine bread crumbs ..
4. Now make a well in the centre of the crumbed flour mix and add the prepared yeast mixture , the lightly whisked egg and the remaining raw sugar and stir to combine all to form a dough ..
5. Turn the prepared dough onto a lightly floured surface and knead for 1 minute , then transfer to the prepared lightly oiled bowl , cover and set aside in a warm place for 1 hour or until dough has doubled in size ..
6. Once dough has doubled risen , punch the dough down then turn onto a floured surface and knead for 5 minutes or until dough becomes smooth , then add the combined choc chips and knead to combine all ..
7. Preheat oven to 200°C / 400°F ..
8. Roll dough into 16 equal sized balls and place on the prepared square cake pan and cover and set aside in a warm place for 30 minutes or until dough has almost doubled in size ..
9. TO MAKE THE PASTE : Place the flour , sugar and the cold water into a bowl and mix well to combine all , then spoon the paste into a piping bag with small nozzle end and carefully pipe crosses ontop and across each bun evenly as possible ..
10. Place prepared bun dough into the preheated oven and bake for 10 minutes on 200°C then reduce the heat to 180°C / 360°F and cook for a further 20 minutes or until the buns are golden brown and cooked through / springs back to touch ..
11. TO MAKE THE GLAZE : sprinkle gelatine and sugar over the boiling water in a heatproof jug and stir with a fork until gelatine has dissolved ..
12. Turn the cooked buns , top side up , onto a wise rack and brush the tops of all the buns with the glaze let cool and serve ..
13. Buns can be eaten hot or cold , with butter , cream or anyway you like . Enjoy . :-) ..
14. NOTE : to turn these into normal hot cross buns , just replace the cocoa powder with plain flour and replace combined chocolate chips with raisins and saltanas . ;-) ..

Make buns: Grease a large bowl with cooking spray. Serve buns warm with a generous. This winning combination of Easter's big treats (chocolate and hot-cross buns) is going to be snapped up very quickly. This hot cross bun recipe from Jamie Oliver is perfect for Easter. They're filled with melted chocolate, packed with juicy fruit, and brushed with a sticky honey glaze.

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