Hot Cross Doughnuts

A fun and delicious twist on an Easter classic, these hot cross doughnuts are made with a sweet and lightly spiced dough perfect for sharing at an Easter gathering. Make them fruity with raisins or fancy something more indulgent? Add chocolate chips.

Ingredients and Method

Ingredients

420g Plain Flour
60g Unsalted Butter
50g Caster Sugar
1 tsp Mixed Spices
1 tsp Ground Cinnamon
10g Dry Yeast
1 Egg
200ml Warm Water
64g Raisins or Chocolate Chips
Oil, for deep frying
Extra Caster Sugar, for dusting the base
Apricot Jam, to coat the top
Icing Sugar, for cross

Method

Rub the butter into the flour and mix in the sugar, spices and fruit/chocolate chips.
Add yeast and mix.
Beat the egg and warm water together and add to the dough.
Mix to form a soft dough and knead for 5 minutes until smooth and elastic.
Divide and roll into 24 balls.
Cover and allow to rise until doubled in size.
Heat a large pan of oil to 180°C and fry the doughnuts until golden and puffed.
Remove from oil and dust base with caster sugar and top coat with apricot jam.
Mix the icing sugar and pipe a cross on top of each doughnut.
Leave icing to set before serving