Keep reading to learn how this holiday tradition came about and our test kitchen's recipe that uses a clever shortcut! This treat is a yeast-risen spiced bun with a cross pipped on top. It's best ...

Patience is needed, but here is a basic recipe for traditional hot cross buns that will be worth the wait. You will need: - 1lb flour (plus an extra 1/3 cup for decoration) - Add the yeast and two ...

Serve the spiced buns as is or gently warm and savour them with ice cream ... which should now be proofed and slightly spring back when pushed with your little finger. 12. For the cross, make a white ...

Mary's going to be so proud that you made your own hot cross buns this Easter. Lucky thing her recipe is completely foolproof. For this recipe you will need a piping bag fitted with a 3mm nozzle ...

Toasted, slathered with butter or plain out of the packet: hot cross buns will forever be the perfect bank holiday treat. Make your own this weekend with delicious recipes from Dominique Ansel ...

Phil Vickery is off to find out about how one of our favourite treats is made at the hot cross bun factory - before putting some buns to good use in his French toast and ice cream recipe!

Phil Vickery is in the kitchen to ‘break bread’ with Eamonn and Ruth and show us his twist on the hot cross bun - but for the more traditional of us, he'll also be making the classic recipe too.

Begin this recipe a day ahead to allow time for the dried ... Mixed spice or ground allspice work well here too. Serve buns warm from the oven or if eating the next day, gently reheat.

Preheat the oven to 200C/180C Fan/Gas 6 and remove the cling film from the buns. To make the cross decoration, mix the flour with 2 tablespoons of cold water to make a smooth paste. It should have ...

This makes a large quantity of bun wash but it keeps very well. To make the hot cross buns, dissolve the yeast with 1 tablespoon of the sugar in a little tepid milk. Put the flour into a bowl ...

Sieve flour; cinnamon and salt, add nutmeg. Whilst hot, brush with warm milk and sugar.