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McKenzies Foods logo Recipe photo of Hot Cross Bun Pull Apart
Serves
10
Prep
25
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Cooking
30
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Hot Cross Bun Pull Apart

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  • Recipe involves 2 hours proving/rising time


Directions
Step 1

Combine flour, yeast, sugar, mixed spice, cinnamon and salt in the bowl of a stand mixer.

Step 2

Attach a dough hook in the mixer and add butter, milk, egg, sultanas and orange zest to the flour. Mix until a smooth elastic dough forms about 5 minutes. If dough is sticky and doesn’t come away from the side of the bowl, add another ¼ cup flour.

Step 3

First rise: Leave dough in the bowl and cover with plastic wrap. Place in a warm spot to rise until doubled in size. Note: this can take anywhere between 1 hour to 1 ½ hours depending on how warm it is.

Step 4

Grease a large Bundt pan with melted butter.

Step 5

Remove plastic wrap from the bowl and punch down the dough to deflate.

Step 6

Dust work surface with flour and knead for one minute, then cut dough into pieces and roll into golf size balls.

Step 7

Make the syrup by melting the butter and whisking in the sugar, vanilla and cinnamon.

Step 8

Roll each ball of dough into the syrup and line them up randomly in the bundt tin.

Step 9

Second rise: let dough in bundt tin sit for another 30 minutes to allow the dough to rise again.

Step 10

In the meantime, pre-heat oven to 180°C. Place the bundt pan in the oven and bake for 30 minutes or until top is a golden brown.

Step 11

Remove from oven and allow to cool for just a few minutes before turning the ring onto a plate to serve.

Tips

  • Best eaten warm and on the day. Simply pull off bits of hot cross bun from the ring and enjoy.
  • The pull apart can also be enjoyed the next day by warming in microwave for 20 seconds at a time.

Ingredients
  • 4 1/4 cups (640g) plain flour (bread flour if available)
  • 3 tsp McKenzie's Baker's Yeast
  • 1/2 cup (110g) caster sugar
  • 2 tsp McKenzie's Mixed Spice
  • 2 tsp McKenzie's Ground Cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 50g unsalted butter, melted and cooled
  • 1 1/2 cups full cream milk, warmed in microwave for 45 seconds
  • 1 egg, room temperature
  • 1 1/2 cups (210g) sultanas or chocolate chips
  • Zest of 2 oranges
  • Extra 1/4 cup plain flour, if needed for sticky sough
Syrup
  • 3/4 cup butter
  • 3/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 tsp McKenzie's Ground Cinnamon
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  • McKenzie's Baker's Yeast 200g

  • McKenzie's Mixed Spice 40g

  • McKenzie's Ground Cinnamon 40g

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