Baileys Chocolate Hot Cross Buns
These delicious and more-ish buns are a wonderful twist on an Easter classic, made smooth and luxurious by copious use of Baileys Chocolat Luxe.
Author: The Chef
Cuisine: American
Recipe type: Main dish
Ingredients
- 100ml milk
- 100ml Baileys Chocolat Luxe
- 6g dried yeast
- 1 tsp sugar
- 420g bread flour
- 30g cocoa powder
- 100g cold butter, cut into small cubes
- ½ tsp salt
- 45g sugar
- 2 eggs
- 150g milk chocolate chips
- 4 tbsp plain flour
- 3 tbsp Baileys Original
- Sugar syrup, to glaze
Instructions
- Heat the oven to 200C/400C.
- Add the milk and Baileys Chocolat Luxe to a jug and heat in the microwave for 1 min. Leave to cool to blood temperature, then add the yeast and 1 tsp of the sugar and stir to combine. Leave the yeast to bloom for 5 mins.
- Add the flour, cocoa, salt and butter to a large mixing bowl and rub in the butter until the mixture has the texture of fine breadcrumbs. Add the sugar, then make a well in the middle and add the 2 eggs and the milky yeast mixture. Bring the mixture together into a soft dough, then turn out onto a floured work surface and knead for 10 mins until the dough is smooth and stretchy. Place in a lightly greased bowl, cover in cling film and leave to proof somewhere warm for a couple of hours, or until the dough has doubled in size.
- Tip the dough out onto a floured surface and spread out into a rectangle. Sprinkle with the chocolate chips and knead again so that they are evenly dispersed.
- Divide the dough into 8 equal pieces, shape into buns, place on a lined tray and cover with cling film until doubled in size again, about another hour.
- Mix the flour with enough Baileys Original to form a stiff paste. Score the top of each bun with a cross and pipe the flour paste into the crosses. Bake for 20-25 mins until risen and smelling lovely and chocolately. Place on a wire rack and brush with sugar syrup, then leave to cool.
- Serve halved and toasted with lots of butter and enjoy!
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Baileys Chocolate Hot Cross Buns
Posted by Twisted on Thursday, April 18, 2019
