Choc-chunk hot cross buns

Vegetarian

Prep

30 min

Cook

20 min

Serves

12

Skill

These fluffy vegan hot cross buns, studded with chunks of dark chocolate, are so good you’ll want to bake them all year long!

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  • 11/4 cups So Good Unsweetened Almond Milk, room temperature
  • 1 packet dry yeast (2 1/4 tsp / 7 g)
  • 1 Tbsp brown sugar
  • 2 cups plain white flour (270 g), plus extra for kneading
  • 2 cups plain wholemeal flour (270 g)
  • 1 Tbsp apple cider vinegar
  • 1/4 cup olive oil or neutral oil, plus extra for bowl
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 100 g 70% dark chocolate (dairy-free), roughly chopped

For the crosses

  • 1/4 cup plain white flour, extra
  • 11/2 - 2 Tbsp water

To glaze

  • 1/4 cup orange marmalade or apricot jam (optional), warmed and strained

Nutrition per serving

Weight, measurement and temperature conversions
1105 kJ

energy kj

6 g

protein

2.5 g

saturated fat

4 g

dietary fibre

39 g

carbohydrate

6 g

sugars

108 mg

sodium