Name: Hot Cross Buns recipe
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon dry yeast (Note 1); 110g / ½ cup caster sugar (superfine sugar); 1½ cups / 375ml milk, whole or low fat, lukewarm (Note 2); 637.5g/ 4¼ cups bread flour (Note 3) + 1/4 cup extra; 2 tsp cinnamon powder; 2 tsp All Spice; 1/2 tsp salt; 1 1/2 cups / 210g sultanas (Note 4); 1 - 2 oranges, zest only (Note 4); 50g / 3.5 tbsp unsalted butter, melted and cooled; 1 egg, at room temperature; 1/2 cup flour (any white flour); 5 tbsp water; 1 tbsp apricot jam; 2 tsp water