Classic Hot Cross Bun Recipe & Tutorial | Cupcake Jemma

[@beatrizsandoval4395]

I made them today and they came out perfect. I tripled the recipe because I need at least 35 buns for my son’s school. I’m bringing them tomorrow. Wish me luck so everyone likes them as much as I did. Thank you Jemma. From now on this will be my go to recipe for sure.

[@yourichoi2628]

Omg jemma. This is the easiest and delicious hot cross bun to make and I made this today for 90 people at work (I am a healthcare worker) and they loved so much and I will make this again on Easter Sunday thank you so much

[@Harribro]

It’s so nice to see that Jemma isn’t just your normal, standard boss. She actually has good friendships with her employees 😁 love it 👍🏼

[@amandaburger2506]

They're pretty common in Canada around Easter. I used to work in a grocery store bakery and one time I forgot to add the crosses before putting them in the oven.... we called them "non-denominational spring time rolls".

[@DB-ik8hn]

You could have put the cross with icing. That's is what most bakeries do in my country.

[@karen1air]

😄

[@zahrahkhan5971]

In the UK we would call that a tea cake.

[@pieperkie]

@@zahrahkhan5971 tea cakes don't have quite the same texture as hot cross buns, though... less springy/airy/bouncy

[@tressanallenmartin9336]

Lol!!

[@ningy5510]

I come back to this recipe every Easter!

[@Scarlett_999]

Made these on Friday and they worked perfectly! My first time using yeast, excluding the bread making machine. Was so pleased so thank you, Jemma!

[@zaynabwahab3566]

I made this for my family but I only used raisins in them because they were the only dried fruit I had to mix in on hand. And we loved it so so so much! Thank you Jemma!

[@erinwinstead2129]

Did anyone else learn how to play Hot Cross Buns on the recorder when you were a kid? I could hear it in my head throughout the entire video.

[@CupcakeJemma]

Yup!

[@ceairamgivens1052]

I honestly didn’t know they were real things 😂 I’ve only ever heard it as a song.

[@Ashspill87]

I also only thought it was a song! Lol

[@jazzyfizzle7975]

The recorder really is an underrated skill that takes us through adulthood. Many times in my life, crisis has been averted by a few quick blasts of hot cross buns on the recorder!

[@saleikaWydryk]

Thank you so much Jemma for this hot cross buns recipe. As a Brit living in a different country. It’s so hard to find scrumptious food that makes you feel as though one is home. Cheers.

[@helenscaketasticcreations4693]

gotta give these a go as they look so scrummy and alot better than all the ones ive seen in the shops recently, yours look much more like the ones i remember from my childhood so a BIG THANK YOU xxx

[@summerbreeze198]

They are really popular in Trinidad. It's very traditional! Every Easter it's a must to have hot cross buns!

[@rukie9325]

🎶HOT CROSS BUNS HOT CROSS BUNS ONE A PENNY TWO A PENNY HOT CROSS BUNS🎶

[@smartcookiehehe]

I'm in New Zealand and we loooove hot cross buns!! I'm going to make these this weekend 😍😍 have a good Easter!!

[@tiffany3784]

I'm going to try and make some thins weekend too. I'm from NY and didn't have them until I lived in Australia and they were A M A Z I N G!

[@blueberrys7165]

😍😍😍😍😍

[@MGongopadhyay]

"Hot Cross buns, hot Cross buns One a penny two a penny hot Cross buns" would sing it along as a child while Ma made them and I would nibble on the raisins and sultanas. I personally have never made them but this time around I am going to give it a go.

[@heidisbakesandcakes6516]

I love the recipe, but oh my ,I literally love, love, love the bloopers at the end! ☺️😍 Happy Easter guys. I hope you all have a great one! xx

[@blueberrys7165]

😍😍😍😍😍😍

[@patricewright8714]

I'm going to make some today. I might put O on some and call them noughts and crosses buns.

[@patrickplsxo]

Just followed this - my god, it took me from 3pm through until 8pm to finally get one toasted and loaded with butter, but to my complete surprise, it was amazing! Thank you for making the recipe into such a fun video to follow and honestly, as someone who follows recipes to bake pretty standard cakes about twice a year, this worked perfectly. It’s definitely a “trust the process” job 😅 Happy Easter! 🐣

[@teresadawn08]

This is an absolute fantastic recipe, I did it to the letter and they turned out wonderful. Thank you very much.⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@triciajordan1621]

Jemma you really need to bring out another book of you delicious recipes. I NEED more!! LOL

[@ALYG139]

So do i xx jemma could i add chocolate chip as im alergic to raisens and currents xxx

[@rbnutwood4659]

My book is arriving today. Excited ++ 💚😊💚

[@rbnutwood4659]

Loved the bloopers!

[@nadeeni559]

I agreeeeee!

[@samanthamonteiro1910]

Tasted amazing! I substituted water with slightly lesser than 300 ml warm milk and soaked raisins in orange juice for a week ! Thank you :)

[@jimmyjames3220]

Happy Easter from across the pond Jemma and thanks for sharing this recipe and tradition! Loving Sally's laugh in the bloopers :)

[@macaoron]

Jimmy James Also Nikki’s encouragement “you got this Jemma come on”

[@readiwhip3722]

I love the extra cinnamon too! I do something not quite traditional, for the cross i use lemon curd or thick raspberry filling. sometimes we eat them with red plum jam. this year I went nuts an made abunch gave some to friends. We still had a bunch left an I made french toast with them, so yummy.

[@shehnazpatel3026]

I cud watch Jemma wth her recipes all day an ngt. I learn sooo much an beva get bored. Keep Goin Jemma. Mell x

[@tracyvancuylenburg4943]

Hot cross buns have been apart of SRI LANKA which was once called Ceylon. Yes indeed a very British bun . My father loves tea buns and I’m definitely making some for him .thank you for sharing your recipe.

[@micheleerickson5095]

OMG! I love the way you explain the process of proofing!! It makes me wanna be a Pastry Chef again!!

[@Sweetthang9]

If you ever want to switch active dry yeast out for instant yeast...just take a bit of the liquid in the recipe, warm it very slightly (or just make sure its room temperature, at least) and mix the yeast into that. Wait until its activated and pour it in with the rest of the liquid.

[@MrDreigon]

Thank you Jemma! I almost never bake, but I followed your recipe and my hot cross buns turned out great 😊

[@danniwharton542]

Thank you for uploading such good recipes that are easy to follow. I made some today and I also had enough dough for 13. I have loved watching the channel and can't wait to come to London when this crisis is over

[@elhlcat6936]

I love that you use currants. I hate raisins and never thought to use currants.

[@SuperDolly64]

OK sorry I'm late to the party-just made this recipe-they are FANTASTIC thank you soo much-especially the recipe for the crosses-they've always been very wobbly before yay!! so happy!!!

[@mziwendukuntsele671]

I'm South African & we love our Hot Cross Buns during Easter. Still firmly part of the Commonwealth!

[@SacramentOfCarnage]

Just started baking after my wife bought a mixer. First recipe of yours that I've tried and one of the first things I've ever baked. They came out amazing judging by my wife's expression :)

[@ryanfried8393]

Hey i wanted to say thank you for this recipe. Today i made 700 hotcross buns with your amazing recipe which is to bless volunteers in taupo new zealand.. Thank you so much!! And they where so good!!

[@beatrizsandoval4395]

700 hundred? Wow 😮 so I feel confident about making this recipe then. If you did that in sure is very good.

[@auntiedough2488]

Just finished glazing these. I use golden syrup instead of apricot jam .. just a preference. Great recipe. No fail!

[@juliegunner7206]

I made some of these today, they turned out brilliantly and tasted so nice, thank you great tutorial x

[@crazypanda9659]

When you've heard of Hot Cross Buns cause it was your first piece for piano

[@BatikanIscan]

Oh hey. I liked your comment

[@saraeid8253]

First time I heard of it is from my baby's youtube songs she listens to

[@karenmckeown9147]

Thankful Gemma, made the hot cross bun today and the family loved them, just discovered your channel, will be trying some more recipes although only the easy ones :-)

[@notcookie8306]

I love hot cross buns simply my fav thing at easter due to the time that i'm watching this (2020) we are currently stuck inside luckily we have all these ingredients might not be able to buy them but this recipe is 10x better.

[@anumsohail6718]

Huge respect for bread makers. This isn't easy 😐

[@nicolesvrcinova1482]

So I tried these for the first time and they came out amazing! I made some alterations for convenience and taste: used plain flour (didn't want to go shopping :P ), milk instead of water (cause why not), replaced raisins with a mix of dark chocolate chips and dried cranberries just to try something different (I highly recommend you try - great combo), skipped the cross (lazy, it's not easter) and brushed with butter before baking. Very happy with my results :) Will make these again, possibly in a few weeks. Butter is a must, even though I skipped the toasting (didn't want to burn the chocolate).

[@ruthwright6457]

Loving the "blooper reel" at the end. :) Happy Easter, Jemma!

[@krisinsaigon]

I just looked through a bunch of hot cross bun videos on youtube and this is by far the best. I live abroad and can't buy them so i'm making my own. tried your recipe on friday, I've got another batch about to go in now

[@veryhopefulable]

absolutely love this recipe - I followed it to a T and the buns turned out perfectly. The only thing I would change for next time is by making half of the amount of dough for the cross so that I dont have an excess amount of leftovers :))

[@karengiles95]

Made these today, followed everything you said, the result fabulous hot cross buns thank you so much Jemma. I have now joined you on patreon :)

[@siliinnorway]

I've heard of hot cross buns because my husband is English, but before we met I had no idea they existed. I do like hot cross buns, but I prefer the Norwegian sweet buns with cardamom and raisins.

[@mamab1423]

It's that time of year again!! We made them last year and they we absolutely awesome. Looking forward to this years batch.

[@rachelsmisek8646]

Never had hot cross buns, but would love to try them! Love the bloopers at the end!

[@warwickwolf3999]

Just made these and they were absolutely delicious 👍🏻

[@dizzytiff]

In the Caribbean we actually make the crosses out of icing and put it after the buns cool 🤤🤤

[@melaniedezaki-applewaithe1573]

YUM,,,LUV wth cheese! BLOOPERS so fun!

[@seanoriordan2773]

Cranberries are a great dried fruit to use for hot cross buns and it looks great 👍

[@nicolaturner9352]

hello cupcake jemma thankyou for your channel and i just love the way to make things easy when baking things i just love the way you do it love your channel lots and lots cant wait for more lots off love xxxxxxxxxx

[@loolabunnie3964]

Aww I loved the end bit do more like this! I've never had a hot cross bun... Maybe I should make these!

[@shirleycorkrum9871]

They look amazing what a good way to warm your hands lol have a great Easter holiday to every one

[@mubarakkaz617]

My Childhood Rhythms made me Fascinate about this Bun and after 19 years I have finally Tasted it and Literally Hated it 😭😭

[@halimaa.19]

I've never had a hot cross bun but will try this recipe. This looks really good. I will try it the Jemma way and toast and slather it with butter.

[@CupcakeJemma]

You’re life is about to get so much better! ☺️

[@melanieholmes5022]

Hot cross buns are definitely a thing here in Australia. You can buy them from Boxing Day and at some places all year round. But it's very hard to find them with peel anymore as that stuff ruins a great bun. The 'traditional' Australian hot cross buns have sultanas and rasins, but come in a multitude of flavours, chocolate is especially popular. My mum usually makes them from scratch every Easter. They're the best part of Easter, hot out of the oven with lashings of butter 🤤

[@limaman7262]

I love bright and funny Jemma. Keep up the good work!

[@susanfletcher6370]

Jemma I love this recipe as it seems less dense than others and I’ll be making them on Easter Friday. I wondered if you might consider not using plastic for covering the dough as it’s just as effective to use a damp cloth and much more environmentally friendly.

[@nicoleschonfelder798]

OMG hilarious outtakes 😂😂😂 Also enjoyed this traditional recipe!

[@ShineKelly]

it's that time again! I always use this recipe now :)

[@ShineKelly]

And here I am again!

[@hey_sharlea]

Finally a good recipe/tutorial for HCB's!!!! Im so excited to try this recipe on my annual easter "Sharlea gets sloshed while trying to make hot cross buns" day this weekend 😄 thank you!!

[@jolas149]

Aww, fantastic, thank you for another wonderful video. I adore hot cross buns, and the out-takes were fabulous. Super fun, lol 🤣🤣🤣

[@limaman7262]

Heard it in a nursery song but this is my first time seeing them. Love you Jemma ♥️♥️

[@traciebond24]

They look amazing.... I’m going to cook some Easter Sunday xx

[@pearlpicardo6624]

I tried this recipe today and loved the smell of the 'Hot Cross Buns' that filled our home this time of the Year! They were soft and yet a little dense with a deliciously spiced and fruity flavor. Have a Great Easter Weekend everyone eating these fluffy buns! Stayhome and Staysafe!

[@sherrysoong94]

Add the zest of one orange into the dough and it gives the most delicious smell while they're baking.

[@mrmrsralphiesasmr777]

We just ate these this morning! So yummy 🍞🍞

[@janetsawyers8703]

These sound so good Jemma Im making them today.And I will also be going to freeze some raw ones so I can bake them when prospective buyers come viewing my house as the smell will be amazing :-)))

[@ballyrobhen]

Made these this week and my partner ate 5 in less than 3 hours! 🤣🤣🤣 used golden syrup moxed with a little maple syrup to glaze as i had no apricot jam! Yummy

[@olivesubrain9608]

Thank u for the recipe. Good for the coming Easter.

[@suztheultimateq2011]

warmed golden syrup is also a delightful glaze :)

[@-joyshuckburgh6032]

I saw this recipe the other day and I said I have to make them .So now my dough is proving

[@nooromran2267]

Same.. let me know how they turned up 😁

[@carolines3953]

Thank you!! I’m from the UK but live over the pond now. They don’t sell traditional hot cross buns here. They have a sugary version with an iced cross. It’s just not the same. I’m going to try making these.

[@michalabakes9174]

Tom Daley's knitting cake was fab

[@lenkacercer6561]

I love to watch this videos SOOOO much!!!

[@jega13perez]

"but persevere and you'll be fine" -jemma 💗💗

[@nzjoel00]

Think the outtakes at the end were the best part of the video! Haha. Great recipe too Gemma!

[@chantelle6317]

Im gonna make them! These are in uk supermarkets pretty much on new years day until Easter then the xmas stuff comes out and around it goes

[@germaniums2611]

11:21, wow, that rip is seriously a talent 😂

[@michellepymble3946]

I live in quite a warm part of Australia. I proof my dough in a warm car.

[@sensesstore7012]

Love the outtakes

[@BakewithChinny]

The buns so delicious....never knew you could toast them. Thanks for sharing

[@CupcakeJemma]

Whaaaat??? You HAVE GOT to try them toasted!!

[@BakewithChinny]

@@CupcakeJemma most definitely 😊

[@_MSD75_]

Yes to the outtakes!

[@seanaghpalmtree]

Being a Brit I could happily eat my bodyweight in Hot Cross Buns! I can't wait to try this recipe! 😍

[@rchhcsupernova]

Please Jemma ! could you make Souffle soon ? Thanks!

[@yassminhazemeldeeb7452]

Yaaaaas!!!! Looooks delishh❤️❤️ I FINALLY GOT A MEASURING SCALEEEEE... YAAAAAAAAAAAAY!!!

[@CupcakeJemma]

I’m very proud of you 🙏😌

[@jenniferholland3375]

When is the next bake along happening? Love your videos and tried so many of your recipes. Always go down a treat and I adjust them to be dairy free so I can enjoy 😁 x

[@gliza9789]

Hey jemma Do you ever bake with coconut flour? 🤔 I would love to see some recipes with it. 🥰 love the end of the video 🤣

[@blueberrys7165]

😘😘😘😘😘

[@PjSaidsLifestyleChannel]

The outakes were hilarious 🤣

[@matildawills]

In Australia we have them in stores from Boxing Day and loads of flavours my favourite is apple and cinnamon

[@ay.shk28]

I am coming I convinced my mum so excited

[@denirathompson9262]

Am from the Bahamas we bake hot cross buns for our Easter holiday we celebrate Christ on this day🇧🇸

[@laurensmith3375]

In South Africa we eat them with some butter n cheese 😊 #delectable

[@marylouwatkins]

Am South African. Have never heard of cheese on hot x buns. Butter definitely, not cheese.

[@lourinecrawford4683]

Yeah! My family loves eating it with butter and cheese aswell!

[@emmacommins235]

These are amazing!! Just made them yum!!

[@VideoRicetta]

Grazie per la ricetta! Devono essere buonissime!

[@dani8098]

Can't wait to try these!!! Btw love the bloopers 😂

[@ruthdoyle3572]

Thank you Jemma for explaining the procedure so well , I've been following a recipe from someone else but he didn't explain how long it takes the dough to mix together in the mixer or how sticky it would be . I didn't mix it for long enough and the stickiness threw me off . Needless to say it is not working out for me I can't get the yeast to prove . I'm definitely going to follow you're recipe next time. I've always found you're recipes o work out perfectly .

[@jennifercuevas1011]

Glad I’m not the only who eats butter like that 😎

[@BeckyMa9482]

I'm a rebel who doesn't like dried fruit. Chocolate chips and some kind of nuts for my buns. :-)

[@SaphiraTessa]

I was a bit like "eeeh...fruit?" So I like your idea better xD

[@jl1741]

I usually use white chocolate and dried cranberries. That’s generally more acceptable among my family haha though it’s not traditional.

[@BeckyMa9482]

They're not pretty, but they're tasty!