Air Fryer Hot Cross Buns
How to make the most delicious ever air fryer hot cross buns. Let us show you how to prove your bun dough in the air fryer, air fry the hot cross buns and make those classic crosses.
Servings: 10
Calories: 296kcal
Ingredients
- 440 g Plain Flour/All Purpose
- 60 g Unsalted Butter
- 30 g Light Brown Sugar
- 30 g Granulated Sugar
- 1 Tbsp Cinnamon
- Pinch Nutmeg
- 1 Tbsp Mixed Spice
- 240 ml Whole Milk
- 1 Tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 1 Tbsp Dried Yeast
- 75 g Raisins
- 2 Tbsp Mixed Peel
- 1 Tbsp Heaped Plain Flour for crosses
- 1 Tbsp Icing Sugar/Confectioners Sugar for glaze
Kitchen Gadgets
- Philips Air Fryer
- 7 Inch Silicone Round Cake Pan
Instructions
- Preheat the air fryer at 180c/360f for 20 minutes. Place into a mixing bowl the flour, the sugars, the seasonings and the butter and rub the fat into the flour until it resembles breadcrumbs.
- Warm up the milk and oil together in a jug via the microwave until it is luke warm which is about 30 seconds. Add the yeast to the bowl and gradually add in the warm milk and oil. Mix with your hands until you have a dough.
- Knead the raisins and mixed peel into the dough until you have the perfect kneaded dough.
- Then form into 10 equal sized balls. Place the balls into the air fryer silicone pan and then place the silicone pan into the air fryer basket.
- Leave the hot cross buns in the air fryer basket for an hour until they have increased in size past the top of the silicone pan.
- Mix a heaped tablespoon of flour with a tablespoon of water until you have a paste and add to a piping bag. Pipe the crosses over the buns.
- Air fry the hot cross buns for 15 minutes at 180c/360f followed by 5 minutes at 150c/300f.
- When the air fryer beeps mix together a little icing sugar with water until you have a glazing paste, then using a pastry brush, brush over the tops of the hot cross buns before serving.
Notes
Mixture. We used mixed peel with is dried lemon and orange along with raisins. But you can mix and match and also include currants or sultanas.
Thanks for reading our hot cross buns recipe on Recipe This. We have many more air fryer recipes for you to check out next. Though if you would like to try more delicious ideas for Easter do try our air fryer lamb steaks.
Nutrition
Calories: 296kcal | Carbohydrates: 52g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 16mg | Sodium: 17mg | Potassium: 165mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 195IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 56mg | Iron: 2mg
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