BBC Good Food Magazine

NEXT LEVEL Hot cross buns

MAKES 12 PREP 30 mins plus overnight chilling, 2 hrs proving and cooling COOK 30 mins MORE EFFORT V

WHAT

Hot cross buns are made to mark the end of Lent and fasting, and it wouldn’t be Easter without them. While shop-bought buns have nothing over homemade, some recipes skimp on the ingredients that make them rich and buttery, which defeats the point.

HOW

We’ve packed plenty of butter in these buns,

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