Non-crossed Hot Cross Buns Loaf

For the Dough 

• 500g Strong white flour 
• 75g Unsalted butter 
• 50g Golden granulated sugar 
• 25g Dark brown cane sugar 
• 300ml Whole milk 
• 7g (1 sachet) Easy bake yeast 
• 2 Eggs 
• 100g Sultanas 
• 75g mixed orange & lemon peel 
• 100ml Vanilla Cinnamon Baileys (or plain Baileys) 
• 1 tsp Garam masala 
• 1 tsp Cinnamon
• ½ tsp Salt 
• For the Glaze 
• 2 tbsp Golden syrup 
• 2 tbsp Dark brown cane sugar 
• 2 tbsp Water 

First heat the Baileys liqueur and soak the sultanas and peel with it in a bowl for at least 1h. 

Get 100ml of the whole milk and warm just a little to dissolve the yeast in it, it should take about 5/10 minutes and you should get a bubbly mixture. 

Now warm the rest of the milk in a small pan and add the butter so it melts in it. 

In a large bowl mix the flour, sugar, salt, cinnamon and garam masala. Add the milk and butter mixture, the yeast mixture and 1 of the eggs beaten; lightly mix. Drain the sultanas and the peel (keep the Baileys and have it whenever, it tastes lovely) and add them to the mixture. Form a dough by hand or with a wooden spoon, place the dough on a floured surface and knead for about 10 minutes until you get an elastic and smooth dough. Oil a bowl and place the dough in it, cover it with cling film and allow to raise in a warm place, it should double the size (minimum 1 hour) 

Divide the dough in 8 portions and form them in 8 equal cylinder shapes. Individually pinch the edge up and over working around one of the sides of every cylinder. Place 2 portions with the smooth side facing upwards at the edge of a greased or oiled loaf tin (900g / 2lb), place the rest of the remaining pairs of portions so you get 2 lines of 4 portions each. Cover the tin in cling film and allow to raise for about 1 hour. 

Beat the remaining egg and brush all over the loaf and bake for 25 minutes at 200C. Meanwhile mix the glazing ingredients in a small pan in the heat until dissolved. Once the loaf is baked brush it with the glaze mixture. Allow 10 minutes to rest and you can start enjoying the loaf either sliced or tearing a bun at a time. 

Recipe and images courtesy of @mary.and.lebon.kitchen

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