Sunday, May 22, 2011

Chocolate Hot Cross Bun

Chocolate Hot Cross Bun
3/4 cups of warm milk
7 g sachet of dry yeast
pinch of salt
pinch of sugar
3 cups of plain flour
1 tbsp cocoa powder
1/2 tsp cinnamon powder
60 g butter
1 egg
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup chocolate chips
chocolate fudge/ hazelnut spread for crosses

Method:
1. Whisk milk, dry yeast, a pinch of sugar and salt in a large bowl.
2. Sift plain flour, cocoa and cinnamon powder in another large bowl.
3. Add milk mixture, flour mixture, sugar, butter and eggs. Knead it into a dough.
4. Cling wrap bowl with dough in it, placed it some where warm and leave it for an hour or until size doubles.
5. Punch down dough to its original size. Add chocolate chips. Knead well until combined.
6. Divide dough into 12 even pieces. Roll them into a ball.
7. Place then in a baking tray with roughly 1.5cm apart from each other.
8. Again cling wrap tray, placed it some where warm and leave it for 30 minutes or until size doubles.
9. Bake it at 200˚C for 20 minutes
10. Use chocolate fudge/ hazelnut spread to draw crosses on top of buns.

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