Paul Hollywood's Hot Cross Buns
I have had Paul Hollywood's How to Bake for ages but not baked anything from it. I did try his Chelsea Bun recipe when filling in my (sadly unsuccessful) application for the Bake Off but found that on the internet and it was the recipe that prompted me to buy his book. It being Easter, I decided to try a recipe for Hot Cross Buns. What better way to try out the book? Chelsea Buns - a tried and tested Paul Hollywood recipe The recipe is fairly straight forward but unlike other recipes, contains pieces of apple which Hollywood says enhances the taste and adds moisture. The only adjustment I made (and always make to fruit based recipes) was to add 230g of mixed fruit, rather than 150g of sultanas and 80g of chopped mixed peel. I can't stand peel - although I noticed afterwards, as I bit into a bun that the mixed fruit I had chosen did contain bits of peel. Mixed fruit bags often contain Cranberry, which I love but it can taste a bit Christmassy which you may not want a