Savoury Hot Cross Bun
Ingredients for Savoury Hot Cross Bun:
1. Maida – 2 cups
2. Instant yeast – 1 small spoon
Sugar – 1 small spoon
Salt – 1 small spoon
Lukewarm milk – ¾ cup
Oregano – ¼ small spoon
Dried basil – ¼ small spoon
Fresh rosemary chopped – 1 small spoon
3. Butter – 1 big spoon
4. Egg – 1, beaten
5. Sesame seeds – A little
How to prepare Savoury Hot Cross Bun?
1. Blend maida and mix it with ingredients no: 2 to prepare soft dough. It should not be too tight.
2. Knead the dough till it turns soft.
3. Add butter and knead again.
4. Grease a bowl and transfer the contents.
5. Wrap it using a moist towel and allow it to rest for an hour. The dough rises up.
6. When dough reaches double in size transfer it from bowl to a plate.
7. Beat it so that gas escapes and prepare equal sized balls (approximate 15g size).
8. Transfer the balls to a greased baking tray and cover it with a moist cloth.
9. Allow it to rest for 10 minutes. Bun doubles in size.
10. Brush the buns using beaten egg. Sprinkle sesame seeds on top.
11. Pre-heat oven in 180 degree celsious.
12. Take a little dough, spread it and cut into small strips.
13. Place those strips on buns in cross shapes.
14. Bake the buns in pre-heated oven for 15 minutes very soon. Buns should turn golden brown.
15. Buns will be in golden brown and cross will be in light cream colour.
16. Apply a little butter on its top and serve.
Courtesy: Vanitha Magazine, April 1-14, 2020
Also read a few all-purpose flour (maida) snack dishes. Here is the page link. Click on the images in the gallery to read.
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