To walk off the kilojoules in one 80 gram
hot cross bun, you will need to take about 8200 steps, according to this Health Check piece on The Conversation titled «The good and bad of Easter eggs, chocolate and hot cross buns».
They are believed by some to pre-date Christianity, although the first recorded use of the term»
hot cross bun» is not until 1733.
So, here is my natural, real food version of
a hot cross bun.
This spectacular Easter main is a twist on duck à l'orange, seasoned with
hot cross bun spices, and served alongside a salad filled with raisins
It has always been my aim to provide recipes that allow everyone to have their slice of cake (or easter egg or
hot cross bun!).
So when I asked you all over on social if you were keen for a healthy vegan
hot cross bun recipe, the crowd went wild!
So... here's me thinking, could I make a scone (with all the ease, speed, and simplicity), but cross it with
a hot cross bun?
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So naturally this got me thinking, would it be possible to make a dairy, grain and sugar free
hot cross bun version of this bread?!?
Besides my healthy
hot cross bun recipe, this has got to be my second favourite Easter recipe of all.
For a more spirited take on the traditional
hot cross bun, we subbed in a punchy spiced Rum Glaze for the Golden Syrup.
Great recipe... will be
my hot cross bun recipe from now.
I'm looking for more of
a hot cross BUN and not a hot cross scone.
For me Easter is about finding the perfect
hot cross bun, scouring the city for weeks hunting out the perfect fruit to spice ratio.
If there's another reason why you should make these healthy vegan
hot cross bun flapjacks this weekend then it's because of the mouth watering smell it creates in the kitchen whilst the flapjacks are baking.
To find out how to make my healthy vegan
hot cross bun flapjacks then simply follow the video recipe above!
We've also launched a whole range of different mixed spices for various baking such as organic
hot cross bun mix.
These vegan, dairy free, sugar free
hot cross bun flapjacks have all the flavour of your traditional
hot cross bun — just squeezed into a chewy flapjack.
Grab the video recipe for my healthy vegan
hot cross bun flapjacks below and enjoy these delicious Easter themed flapjacks!
There's just something about the flavours of
a hot cross bun that are pretty damn hard to resist.
Did you know that one
hot cross bun has at least 5 tbsp worth of sugar in and considering many people gorge on these over the period I thought I would create a more healthier but just as delicious treat.
I knew if I made at least anything this easter then I wanted to at least experiment with a healthier version of the classic
hot cross bun.
I tried Deila's
hot cross bun recipe this year for the first time instead of my usual recipe.
Prior to this, I had never actually had a chocolate
hot cross bun, but I have seen them in bakeries and heard wonderful things about them (apparently they are very popular in Australia).
I added cocoa powder and chocolate chips (plus dried cherries and apricots) to my existing
hot cross bun recipe, along with a healthy dose of cinnamon and cardamom, with which I have recently become enamoured and which happens to go very well with chocolate.
Once again, the start of spring and the approach of Easter mean that it's
hot cross bun season.
I have never had nor eaten
a hot cross bun but you have blown my mind with this coconut and mango version!
What a brilliant variation on a normal
hot cross bun!
You'd think I would have had
a hot cross bun sometime in all those Good Fridays.
I've tried a few
hot cross bun recipes in the past without success.
The idea of adding custard powder appeals though I almost bought
a hot cross bun for sylvia yesterday and then caught myself saying it is not even shrove tuesday yet, not time yet for hot cross buns!
Traditional
hot cross bun recipes contain over 5 teaspoons of sugar per bun.
I couldn't quite just roll out
another hot cross bun recipe now could I.
I prefer dried cranberries to raisins any day and orange is a natural pairing with cranberry, so I made a whole wheat
hot cross bun flavored with orange and cranberry and iced with an orange frosting cross.
More easter fun with macarons A sweetly spiced, fruity filling and topped with a lemon icing cross — all the flavours of
a hot cross bun in a macaron!
Usually
a hot cross bun has a flour and water paste piped over before baking but I thought that might mess with the layers of dough here.
This version of
hot cross bun is sweetened with rice syrup and skips the dried fruit in favour of dark chocolate chunks for a lower fructose hit.
You could argue that the Anglo tradition of
hot cross buns are the same thing as a chocolate crucifix in that it contains an edible cross.
They're inspired by the delicious flavours from
hot cross buns, so they're full of sweet fruity goodness and lovely spices.
I've been making different versions of
hot cross buns each year — last year it was bagels, the year before that a HCB loaf.
Easter cake recipes Classic
hot cross buns Fun Easter projects for kids Iced Easter biscuits Carrot patch cake
It was a happy coincidence that Sourdough Surprises picked
hot cross buns this month as the challenge as I had already planned to make them for Easter!
Hot cross buns are not sold here, but the yucky mysterious fruit is sadly common in pannettones.
I love
hot cross buns, though not the buns of my youth that were squishy and sticky rolls filled with fluorescent candied fruit and decorated with a gooey lemon gel cross.
Hearty whole wheat
hot cross buns flavored with dried cranberries and orange zest, decorated with orange icing and leavened with a sourdough starter.
Easter for me is eating chocolate eggs and
hot cross buns for breakfast, long afternoon walks at the beach and beer and barbeques in the evening — possibly the last for a while as winter has announced that he's on his way.
I decided to start making
hot cross buns as my own family tradition, even if the first try was a couple of weeks late.
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All the fluffiness & spice of your fav
hot cross buns, without the yeast, rise time, or complications.
Eating a few of these bliss balls is certainly a better option than a few
hot cross buns!