Gluten Free Hot Cross Buns

Ingredients

Dough
250g/10oz	Gluten Free White Bread Flour
1tsp	Quick Yeast
1/2tsp	Salt
50g/2oz	Sugar
1tsp	Mixed Spice
75g/3oz	Currants
50g/2oz	Chopped Mixed Peel
200ml/8floz	Milk
1	Egg
25g/1oz	Melted Butter
Topping
2tbsp	Gluten Free White Flour
3tbsp	Milk
3tbsp	Cold Water
3tbsp	Boiling Water
3tsp	Sugar

Method

1. Mix together the flour, quick yeast, salt, sugar and mixed spice.
2. Stir in the currants and mixed peel.
3. Add the milk and egg mixing well.
4. Leave the dough covered with a tea towel, in a draught free place, for 90 minutes until spongy.
5. Meanwhile in a separate bowl mix together the flour and milk for the topping to form a soft pastry dough and leave it to rest for 30 minutes.
6. Roll the pastry on a floured surface until thin and cut narrow strips.
7. When the dough has risen mix in the melted butter.
8. Place round spoonfuls of dough onto an oiled baking tray.
9. Lay strips of pastry across each ball of dough to form a cross.
10. Brush each ball of dough with cold water.
11. Leave to rise for 35/40 minutes.
12. Bake in a preheated oven for 15/20 minutes.
13. In another bowl dissolve the sugar in the boiling water to make a syrup.
14. When the buns are removed from the oven brush the tops with the syrup.

Temperature & cooking time:
200°C/Fan180°C/400°F/Gas 6 - 15/20 minutes