Thermomix Hot Cross Buns

250g cold milk
70g butter, cubed
500g baker’s flour
2 tsp improver
1 tsp salt
45g sugar
1 egg
1 tblsp instant dry yeast
1 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
170g sultanas

Place milk into TM bowl and heat for 1 min 30 secs/90C/speed 1.

Place remaining ingredients into the bowl in the order of ingredients, (except the fruit), as putting the butter in the warm milk will help to soften it. Don’t add the fruit yet or it will be mushed up.

Mix for 6 sec/speed 7.

Set dial to closed lid position and knead for 2 ½ mins/interval setting.
Add the fruit through opening in the lid for the final minute of kneading.

Put in a warm place to prove for 1-1 ½ hours. Dough should approximately double in size.
Grease a baking tray with sides of approx 2 inches deep.

Roll dough into 2 sausage shapes using a pastry cutter to cut each shape into 6.
Place buns close together on tray, cover and let prove for a further 10-15 minutes. Preheat oven 220°C

Pipe with crosses and bake for 10-15 mins until a golden colour. Remove from oven and brush with glaze immediately. Put onto a wire rack to cool slightly. Cut in half and butter.

Piping Mixture
¼ cup plain flour
1 tsp icing sugar
2 tblsp cold water

Place all ingredients into a small bowl and mix to a stiff paste. Spoon into a small zip lock bag, snip the very corner off one of the corners,(very tiny cut) and pipe the crosses onto the buns.

Glaze
1 tblsp boiling water
1 tblsp sugar

Place both ingredients into a small cup and stir/whisk until sugar has melted.
Brush tops of buns.