For the dough, put the flour into the bowl of a freestanding mixer fitted with a dough hook. Add the salt and sugar to one side of the bowl and the yeast to the other. Add the butter, milk and ...
Preheat the oven to 220C/425F/Gas 7. Bake the buns in the oven for 20-25 minutes or until well risen and golden-brown. Remove the buns from the oven and set aside to cool on a wire rack.
Once the buns have completely cooled, spoon your icing on top and then sprinkle your iced buns with some poppy seeds to decorate. I like to put a few thin slivers of lemon peel on top as well.
One hot cross bun has raspberry fudge, jellies, white chocolate and a sprinkle of coconut, and is based on a popular treat called an Iced VoVo. Humble Bakery in Sydney is offering what it calls a ...