Gluten-Free Hot Cross Buns

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Celebrate Easter with these delicious Gluten-Free Hot Cross Buns! They are fresh, fluffy and are sure to impress your family and friends. Prepare them in 15 minutes and bake for just 20 minutes. Serve with butter or any other spread of your choice.

Prep Time15

Cook Time20

Total Time35

Course: Breakfast, Dessert, Sweet Treat

Cuisine: British Cuisine, English

Servings: people

Calories: 252kcal

Author: Jen Sim

Equipment

1 Large Bowl

Ingredients

250 g Self Raising Gluten Free Flour
120 ml Milk
10 g Dry yeast
1 teaspoon Orange extract
1 Egg
2 pinches Salt
2 tablespoon Dried cranberries
80 g Cane sugar
1 teaspoon Orange zest
1 teaspoon Ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon cardamom
1 teaspoon nutmeg
50 ml Coconut oil
50 ml Sugar water for greasing buns

Instructions

Preheat oven at 200C/400F. Combine self-raising gluten-free flour, dry yeast, cane sugar, salt, orange zest, spices (cinnamon, cardamom, nutmeg) in a large bowl. Save two tablespoons of flour to paint the crosses on the buns later.
Add the egg, melted coconut oil, and warm milk to the bowl of dry ingredients. Then, start kneading the dough. If it gets too sticky then add a little flour.
When the dough is ready, add the sultanas. If they are too dry then pour boiling water over them and leave them to cool for half an hour. Make sure you squeeze out the excess water, dry it and add it to the dough.
Create 6-8 small buns from the dough. Place them on a cutting board, cover with cling film and store them in a warm place for an hour and allow the buns to rise.
Cut a cross along each bun. Then brush a sweet sugar and water mixture on each bun using a silicone brush.
Mix two tablespoon of flour and a spoonful of water, then add the mixture to the cross lines on each bun. Put the buns in the oven and bake for 15-20 minutes.
Once the buns are ready grease them with a jam and water mixture. This will make them sweeter and give them a glossy finish. Serve hot with tea.

Notes

Knead dough: Make sure you get the dough right for this recipe. It should not be too dry or too wet. Somewhere in between is good.
Alternatives: If you are not a fan of sultanas then go plain or add chocolate chips, dried cranberries, or any other dried fruit of your choice instead.

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