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Ingredients

Base dough

  • 1bag mamas dough mix (includes yeast pouch)

Spice mix (fold into dough)

  • 1 cup sugar

  • ½ tbsp ground cinnamon (add to taste)

Cross paste

  • ¼ cup plain flour

  • 3–4 tbsp water

Glaze

  • 2 tbsp apricot jam or sugar syrup

Equipment

  • Baking tray

  • Piping bag or zip-lock bag

  • Pastry brush 

Method

1

Preheat oven to 180°C

2

Follow the mamasdough mix instructions (add the spice mix and sultanas/choc chips with dough mix)

3

Once risen, turn dough out onto floured bench

4

Fold dough over to form a rectangle

5

Cut into even sized pieces (12–24)

6

Roll into balls and place in oven tray; leave 2cm space between for rising

7

Let rise till double in size in a warm place

8

Fill piping bag with paste; pipe crosses over risen buns

9

Bake in the oven at 160°C for 30min or until golden brown

10

Glaze with melted jam (mamas loves apricot jam) while still hot

Get the Mix

All you need is a bag of mamas dough — everything else is in your pantry. Available in Original, Gluten Free and Plant Based.

MamasDough Original 700g mix – make donuts, cinnamon rolls and more at home

Original

The classic — great for all recipes

$20.00

MamasDough Gluten Free 700g mix – coeliac friendly donut and baking mix NZ

Gluten free

Coeliac friendly — same great taste

$20.00

 mixMamasDough Plant Based 700g mix – vegan donut and baking mix NZ

Plant based

100% plant-based — for everyone

$20.00

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Hot cross buns

Soft, spiced hot cross buns with a sticky glaze — a Kiwi Easter favourite made easy with MamasDough mix. Perfect warm from the oven.

90

Minutes

12

Serves

Easy

Difficulty

You'll need

MamasDough mix

Works with

Original

 Gluten free

Plant based

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