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Red Velvet Hot Cross Buns (Bread Machine)

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A fun new twist on a classic.

Ingredients

  • FOR THE BUNS:
  • 1-⅓ cup Milk
  • 1  Egg, Beaten
  • ¼ cups Butter
  • ½ cups Vanilla Sugar Or Regular Sugar
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla Or Regular Salt
  • 3-½ cups All-purpose Flour
  • 2 ounces, weight Bittersweet Or Unsweetened Chocolate, Finely Grated
  • 4 drops Red Gel Food Coloring (I Realize This Is Overkill But Wanted Them Really Red)
  • 4 drops Red Liquid Food Coloring
  • 1-½ teaspoon Bread Machine Yeast
  • FOR THE EGG WASH:
  • 1  Egg White, Beaten
  • 1 Tablespoon Water Or Milk
  • FOR THE FROSTING:
  • 2 Tablespoons Milk (more If Needed)
  • 1 cup Confectioners Sugar
  • 4 ounces, weight Cream Cheese, Softened

Preparation

Place all of the ‘buns’ ingredients (in the order listed) into the bowl of your bread maker. Place the bowl into the bread maker chamber. Turn machine on dough setting and let the magic happen. Use your manufacturer’s directions for dough setting.

Once the dough is done, remove it from the bowl and transfer into a glass bowl. I like to spray my bowl with non-stick spray first just to be safe. Cover with a tea towel or parchment or tinfoil. Let it sit out for about 30 or so minutes.

Now uncover the bowl and line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.

Take your dough and roll pieces about the size of a golf ball. Then place them on the cookie sheet. Now I like to whack them a little bit with my hand to press them down a little bit. Make sure you make that karate chop noise or it’s not done right. Now cover them with parchment or a tea towel or both. Or tinfoil. Whatever floats your boat. Now let them sit out for a bit in a warm spot. If you don’t have a warm spot, then set them on a heating pad turned on low. It’s a perfect proofing trick. Let them sit out for about 30 to 60 minutes.

Preheat oven to 375 F. Now you have to decide if you want to cut little crosses in them or not. If you do, then now is the time to do it. You just make a slit in them with a sharp knife. If not just leave them and move to the next step.

Now you make your wash to brush over the rolls. Just whisk together your egg white and some water or milk. Brush over each bun.

Place the buns in a 375 F oven and bake for about 15 to 20 minutes.
Remove from oven and let them cool on a rack. Once they are cool you can frost them.

Take all of your frosting ingredients and place them in the bowl of your stand mixer. Turn on low speed to start so you don’t end up with icing sugar all over your walls. As it starts to mix up a bit you can speed it up. You want to mix it well until it’s nice and thick and creamy. Feel free to add more milk if needed.

Once it’s mixed you can either put it on the rolls with a spoon or knife. Or put your frosting into a piping bag and do it less messy like. To each their own. I’ve done it both ways. Depends how hungry I am. Now serve with a smile.

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