Deliciously Quick Fruit Hot Cross Buns
Whip up a batch of Deliciously Quick Fruit Hot Cross Buns with this easy, time-saving recipe! These soft, spiced buns are packed with juicy dried fruit and topped with the classic cross and a sweet glaze. Perfect for Easter or any time you crave a warm, homemade treat. This recipe skips the long kneading and rising times. It does not sacrifice flavour. Enjoy fresh, fragrant hot cross buns straight from your oven in no time!
Deliciously Quick Fruit Hot Cross Buns: A Speedy Easter Treat
Hot Cross Buns are a beloved Easter tradition. However, making them from scratch can often take hours of kneading and proofing. You crave the warm, spiced goodness of these classic buns. You are short on time. This recipe is the perfect solution!
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- Quick and Easy – No lengthy proofing times, so you can enjoy fresh buns faster.
- Bursting with Flavor – Packed with dried fruit and warm spices for a classic taste.
- Perfectly Soft and Sweet – Light, fluffy, and finished with a glossy glaze.
Tips for the Best Quick Hot Cross Buns
- Use Fast-Acting Yeast – This helps reduce rising time, so your buns are ready in a flash.
- Warm Your Milk – Slightly warmed milk speeds up the yeast activation.
- Don’t add too much flour – You want the dough to be slightly sticky so you will have fluffy buns.
- Customize Your Buns – Add orange zest, extra cinnamon, or a mix of dried fruits for extra flavor.
Enjoy Your Freshly Baked Buns!
These buns are best served warm with butter or jam. You can make them for Easter or as a cozy homemade treat. This easy recipe ensures you won’t have to wait long for that first delicious bite. This recipe will make either 8 large buns or up to 16 smaller-sized buns.
Happy baking!
Other Links and Recipes
You can find my video showing you just how easy it is to make them Hot Cross Buns | Cheaper than Store-Bought | EASY RECIPE
The video also shows you how to make Chocolate Hot Cross buns and you can also find that recipe on my website
You can also check out this NEW video showing two more variations of buns using this same recipe A NEW Take on My Hot Cross Buns Recipe
Deliciously Quick Fruit Hot Cross Buns
Ingredients
Dough
- 4 ½ cups plain flour
- 1 ½ cups warm water or milk add 5 tbsp milk powder if using water instead of milk
- 3 tsp dried yeast
- 5 tbsp brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 50 g butter softened and cubed
- 1 cup sultanas or raisins
- 2 tsp mixed spice
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp salt
Paste for the crosses
- ¼ cup flour
- water enough to form a paste
Sugar syrup
- 3 tbsp sugar
- ¼ cup boiling water
Instructions
- In a bowl, add water or milk, brown sugar and yeast together and stir to combine.
- Once the yeast has activated, add the remaining dough ingredients to the bowl.
- Mix with a mixer or by hand. If using a mixer, when the dough forms around the dough hook, continue to mix for another minute. If mixing by hand, continue to knead until the dough comes together.
- Cover the dough with a tea towel or glad wrap and allow to double in size. This process should take roughly 45 minutes to 1 hour.
- Once doubled in size, cut the dough into 10-16 equal pieces. Roll the dough balls into a bun shape and leave to double in size again on a lined baking tray. This process should take roughly 15-20 minutes.
- In the meantime, mix together the flour and water to form a thick paste for the crosses. The consistency should resemble paint.
- Preheat oven to fan-bake 180℃ or bake 200℃.
- Once the buns have doubled in size, pipe the crosses on the buns and bake for 12-15 minutes.
- To make the sugar syrup – combine the sugar and boiling water together. Brush over the buns once they come out of the oven.
