Baileys Chocolate Hot Cross Buns

Baileys Chocolate Hot Cross Buns

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These delicious and more-ish buns are a wonderful twist on an Easter classic, made smooth and luxurious by copious use of Baileys Chocolat Luxe.
Ingredients
  • 100ml milk
  • 100ml Baileys Chocolat Luxe
  • 6g dried yeast
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 420g bread flour
  • 30g cocoa powder
  • 100g cold butter, cut into small cubes
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 45g sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 150g milk chocolate chips
  • 4 tbsp plain flour
  • 3 tbsp Baileys Original
  • Sugar syrup, to glaze
Instructions
  1. Heat the oven to 200C/400C.
  2. Add the milk and Baileys Chocolat Luxe to a jug and heat in the microwave for 1 min. Leave to cool to blood temperature, then add the yeast and 1 tsp of the sugar and stir to combine. Leave the yeast to bloom for 5 mins.
  3. Add the flour, cocoa, salt and butter to a large mixing bowl and rub in the butter until the mixture has the texture of fine breadcrumbs. Add the sugar, then make a well in the middle and add the 2 eggs and the milky yeast mixture. Bring the mixture together into a soft dough, then turn out onto a floured work surface and knead for 10 mins until the dough is smooth and stretchy. Place in a lightly greased bowl, cover in cling film and leave to proof somewhere warm for a couple of hours, or until the dough has doubled in size.
  4. Tip the dough out onto a floured surface and spread out into a rectangle. Sprinkle with the chocolate chips and knead again so that they are evenly dispersed.
  5. Divide the dough into 8 equal pieces, shape into buns, place on a lined tray and cover with cling film until doubled in size again, about another hour.
  6. Mix the flour with enough Baileys Original to form a stiff paste. Score the top of each bun with a cross and pipe the flour paste into the crosses. Bake for 20-25 mins until risen and smelling lovely and chocolately. Place on a wire rack and brush with sugar syrup, then leave to cool.
  7. Serve halved and toasted with lots of butter and enjoy!

Baileys Chocolate Hot Cross Buns

Baileys Chocolate Hot Cross Buns

Julkaissut Twisted Tiistaina 16. huhtikuuta 2019

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