Spiced Hot Cross Buns with Ginger Orange Jam

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Spiced Hot Cross Buns with Ginger Orange Jam

Rich and chewy spiced hot cross buns made with earl grey and rum soaked raisins, warming spices and orange zest. Served with a homemade ginger orange jam that mirrors every flavour in the bun. A proper Easter treat with a twist.

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Prep Time 2 30

Cook Time 30

Total Time 3

Servings: 12 buns

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: british

Ingredients

Tea-soaked raisins

150 g raisins
2 earl grey tea bags
50 ml rum
150 ml Boiling water to cover

Dough

500 g strong white bread flour
150 g golden caster sugar
8 g fast-action yeast
2 tsp ground ginger
2 tsp cinnamon
¼ tsp grated nutmeg
Pinch of salt
2 large eggs
150 ml whole milk lukewarm
50 ml rum
2 oranges zested (keep the fruit for the jam)
75 g melted butter

Cross paste

40 g plain flour
40 ml water

Ginger orange jam

Reserved raisin soaking liquid
2 zested oranges pulp and juice
200 g fresh ginger
200 g sugar