To celebrate Easter Weekend we’ve made some fabulous Chocolate Orange Whip Hot Cross Buns. As it’s officially the weekend of chocolate, you can pretty much make these and eat them at any point in your day. You can eat them alone, or with some butter and jam like we prefer and we just love them toasted.
They’re so easy to make, with only 15 minutes to prep and 25 minutes to cook. You’ll need to leave them to rise for about 2.5 hours in between, to make sure they’re fluffy enough. Each hot cross bun is 182 calories, so no excuses this Easter Weekend. So let’s see how they’re made…
The bits you’ll need
Dough:
125g strong white bread flour (sieved)
125g wholemeal bread flour (sieved)
½ tbsp dried yeast
¼ tsp bicarbonate soda
¼ tsp salt
¾ mixed spice
½ orange (juice & zest)
½ apple (peeled and grated)
50g raisins
80ml semi-skimmed milk
80g natural yogurt
½ tbsp honey
2 Skinny whip orange bars
Vegetable Oil (for oiling the bowl and cling film)
Cross Pastry:
3 tbsp plain flour (sieved)
2 ½ tbsp water
Glaze:
2 tbsp honey
To Serve:
Low fat butter spread (optional)
How to make ‘em:
And that’s it, 8 hot cross buns for you to indulge on and enjoy. Keep sharing your recipes with us on social media on Instagram or Facebook, and let us know what recipes you would like to see in the future. Have a fabulous Easter whatever you do, and enjoy your treats!
Lot’s of Love,
Team Skinny
xxx
Ingredients
ITEM | KITCHEN WEIGHT |
STRONG WHITE BREAD FLOWER (SIEVED) | 125G |
WHOLEMEAL BREAD FLOWER (SIEVED) | 125G |
DRIED YEAST | ½ tsp |
BICARBONATE SODA | ¼ tsp |
SALT | ¼ tsp |
MIXED SPICE | ¾ tsp |
ORANGE (JUICE & ZEST) | ½ |
APPLE (PEELED & GRATED) | ½ |
RAISINS | 50G |
SEMI-SKIMMED MILK | 80ML |
NATURAL YOGURT | 80G |
HONEY | 2 ½ tsp |
SKINNY WHIP CHOCOLATE ORANGE BARS | 2 |
PLAIN FLOWER (SIEVED) | 3 tsp |
WATER | 2 ½ tsp |
EQUIPMENT
Baking Tray
Piping Bag/Sandwich bag cut in one corner
Pastry Brush
Bowl/Stand Mixer