Chocolate Hot Cross Bun Recipe | Easter Recipe

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CHOCOLATE HOT CROSS BUN RECIPE
Ingredients
¼ Cup | 50g Butter
1 Egg
1 Cup | 250ml Milk
¼ Cup | 60g Sugar
2 tsp Active Dried Yeast or 1 tsp Instant Yeast
3¼ Cup | 400g Bread Flour
½ Cup | 60g Cocoa Powder
½ tsp Salt
125g Chocolate Chips
2 Tbsp Flour
1 Tbsp Cocoa Powder
2 Tbsp Water
¼ Cup | 50g Sugar
¼ Cup | 60ml Water
Instructions
Melt the butter in a saucepan or in the microwave.
Mix the milk, egg, half of the sugar, melted butter and yeast together and set aside for 10-15 minutes until bubbly and frothy.
Add the flour, cocoa powder, remaining sugar and salt to the bowl with the yeast mixture and mix with a wooden spoon until combined.
Turn out the dough on a floured surface and knead for 10-15 minutes until elastic and smooth.
Place the dough back into the mixing bowl and cover with a damp tea towel. Leave to rise in a warm place for 1-2 hours or until doubled in size.
Punch back the dough and turn out on a floured surface, press into a disc and top with the chocolate
Knead for a minute until the chocolate is evenly distributed.
Divide the dough up into 10 pieces and roll each into a smooth ball, place on a lined baking sheet leaving a 1 inch space in between.
Cover with a damp tea towel and leave to rise for an hour or until doubled in size.
Mix together the flour, cocoa powder and water to form a thick paste, transfer into a piping bag.
Pipe crosses over the hot cross buns and place into a 180C|350F oven for 20 minutes.
Mix the sugar and water together and boil until the sugar has dissolved, brush the syrup over the buns when they have just come out of the oven.
Serve fresh or toasted with butter.
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[@darlenegreywolf7330]

Never knew there were chocolate hot cross buns!!!! Gotta try!!!!

[@recipesbycarina]

Yes! Would love to see a picture if you do 😊

[@SecretsInTheOvenFoodChannel]

This recipe looks so epic!

[@recipesbycarina]

Thank you! I would love to see a picture if you do 😊

[@tonisbeautys]

I really love all your recipes especially something like this with chocolate 🤤.

[@recipesbycarina]

Thank you so much 😊 You have to try the recipe, so delicious!

[@katb5567]

Thank you for sharing this video! About to try this recipe today. Fingers crossed!

[@robinsingh9554]

Ur r awesome, Everything u teach and make are superb 😍, keep them up and never stop, thanks, love from India 💜

[@recipesbycarina]

Thank you so much 😊

[@cassiepereira4249]

Hi Carina! 🙋 love ur reciepes...so just wanted to know that instead of warm milk u added 50 gm warm butter to let the yeast rise right?

[@cassiepereira4249]

Hiii carina...firstly love all ur reciepes, made many, ....just love ur simple reciepes ,so so lovely to try even as beginner's....can u please tell me 1 tsp active dry yeast is enough right I.e 7gms?

[@AfternoonFika]

Chocolate hot cross buns... that sounds delicious! :)

[@michaelaj88]

These look amazing, Carina!

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Thank you so much 😊

[@mariamalash4559]

I love it :) Hello from Belarus

[@cassiepereira4249]

Hi Carina, please let me know that we gotta use 7gm active dry yeast right, coz u put 1 tspn n in the description box its 2 tsp

[@salyblack1009]

Love FRIUT in my hot cross buns , but your chocolate ones look yummy .
Only one tea spoon of yeast mmm that did surprise me , but it works .
Thankyou very much , can you do more bread recipes please . I Love cooking so much .
Saly :-)

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Nice

[@oldskoolrecipes]

chocolate hot cross buns, yum

[@purplepuma123]

I miss hot cross buns so much. Sadly they don’t exist in France.
Is there any chance of getting a recipe for normal hot crossed buns??

[@recipesbycarina]

You can use the same recipe, just leave out the cocoa and add some mixed spice and raisins instead of chocolate
😊

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Hi, Carina. Your chocolate hot cross buns look simply delicious.

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Hi Byron, thank you so much 😊

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Hai carina do you ve anyother cake receipes?

[@recipesbycarina]

I have lots of cake recipes, take a look on my channel and you should find something you like 😊

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Can I use instant yeast instead?

[@recipesbycarina]

Yes you can, just mix it straight in with the other dry ingredients 😊

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