Giant, fluffy Easter spiced buns filled with fresh blueberries and topped with an orange glaze. No Easter is complete without a veganized Hot Cross Bun for breakfast!
Ingredients
The Buns
3½ cups (500g) plain flour
½ cup ground almonds
7g fast action yeast
1 cup almond milk
⅓ cup fresh orange juice
2 tbsp raw cane sugar
2 tbsp rapeseed/canola oil
¾ tbsp ground cinnamon
¾ tbsp ground ginger
1 tsp ground cloves
1 tsp ground nutmeg
½ tsp salt
½ cup fresh blueberries (you want them to be firm not squishy)
zest of one orange
The Crosses
3 tbsp plain flour
2 tbsp water
Orange Glaze
4 tbsp fresh orange juice
4 tbsp raw cane sugar
Instructions
Heat the almond milk until it is lukewarm.
Pour the yeast and sugar into the milk and stir together with a wooden spoon. Set aside to become foamy (about 5 mins).
In a large bowl, whisk together flour, almonds, spices and salt. Add the blueberries and orange zest and stir together.
Add the oil and orange juice to the yeast/milk mixture and pour into the flour. Stir together with a wooden spoon.
Once the dough has come together, use your hand to begin to knead and turn out onto a floured surface. Knead for about 5 minutes, being careful not to burst the blueberries too much.
Place in a lightly oiled bowl, cover and leave in a warm place for 1 hour.
Pre heat your oven to 180C/350F/Gas Mark 4.
Once proved and nearly double in size, divide into 100g balls, smooth out with your hand and place them in a 12 hole muffin pan.
Cover again and rest for 25 minutes.
In the meanwhile, whisk together the flour and water for the crosses and put into a piping bag with a small nozzle.
Once rested, pipe crosses on top of each muffin and place in the oven for 30 minutes
While the muffins are cooking, in a saucepan, whisk together the orange juice and sugar, bring to a boil and let reduce for 5 mins until a loose syrup like consistency.
Brush the glaze on the muffins once out of the oven and set aside to cool. Keep in an airtight container once cooled and consume within 2 days.
Recipe by The Hungry Herbivores at https://www.thehungryherbivores.com/blueberry-orange-hot-cross-bun-muffins/