Low-Calorie Hot Cross Bun Recipe
Make easter special with these delicious homemade hot cross buns
Servings 12 Hot Cross Buns
Calories 160kcal
Cost £0.12
Equipment
- Baking Tray
- Mixing Bowls
- Silicone Spatula
- Stand Mixer
Ingredients
- 300 g Plain flour
- 125 ml Low Fat Milk Skimmed
- 75 g Raisins or Currents
- 50 ml Orange Juice
- 65 g Low Fat Spread Melted
- 1 Egg Lightly Beaten
- 2 tbsp Sweetener
- ½ tbsp Fast Action Yeast
- ¼ tsp Nutmeg
- ½ tsp Cinnamon
- ½ tsp Salt
On The Top
- 100 g Icing Sugar
- 1 tbsp Lemon Juice
- Water In case you need a little for the mixture
Instructions
- In a bowl, add the orange juice and raisings/currents and leave to soak
- Melt the low fat spread, make sure you don't burn this.
- Using the kneeding attachment on your stand mixer.
- In the stand mixer bowl, add the flour, yeast, cinnamon, nutmeg, sweetener and salt in a bowl and combined.
- Add the melted butter to the dry ingredients, along with the fruit and orange juice.
- Mix everything together and leave to knead for 5-8 minutes until everything is fully combined.
- In a large bowl, spray it with Low Calorie Coking Spray, put the dough into the bowl and cover with a tea towel. or cloth Leave to rise for 30 minutes.
- After 30 minutes, take the dough out of the bowl and split the mixture into 12 balls. Place the hot cross bun balls onto a non-stick baking tray.
- Cover the hot cross buns with a tea towel. or cloth and leave to rise for another 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 180°C, 350°F, Gas Mark 6
- Bake for 20 minutes or until the hot cross buns are golden brown.
Topping
- Add the icing sugar and lemon juice and mix until it makes a thick mixture, but lose enough to make a thick line that doesn't drip. If you need to, add a teaspoon (tsp) of water and make to get the right consistancy.
- Make a cross on the top of your hot cross buns.
- Once they are all cooled. Slice and toast amd enjoy the hot cross bun with a cup of tea or your favourite hot drink.
Notes
*Prices correct as of April 2022
*This is 8 Syns per serving
| INGREDIENTS | WEIGHT | CALORIES | PRICE |
| Plain Flour | 300 g | 1022 kcal | £0.11 |
| Skimmed Milk | 125 ml | 43 kcal | £0.12 |
| Raisins/Currents | 75 g | 224 kcal | £0.27 |
| Orange Juice | 50 ml | 23 kcal | £0.04 |
| Low Fat Spread | 65 g | 124 kcal | £0.11 |
| Egg | 1 | 77 kcal | £0.15 |
| Sweetener | 2 tbsp | 10 kcal | £0.05 |
| Fast Acting Dried Yeast | 4 g | 12 kcal | £0.60 |
| Nutmeg | 1/4 tsp | 3 kcal | £0.04 |
| Cinnamon | 1/2 tsp | 3 kcal | £0.04 |
| Icing Sugar | 100 g | 375 kcal | £0.16 |
| Lemon Juice | 1 tbsp | 3 kcal | £0.03 |
| TOTAL | 1919 kcal | £1.49 | |
| PER SERVING | 160 kcal | £0.12 |