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Vegan spicy fruit buns (hot cross buns) is for Breakfast, Snack.

Vegan spicy fruit buns (hot cross buns) takes 300 minutes to prepare.

Vegan spicy fruit buns (hot cross buns) takes 20 minutes to cook.

Vegan spicy fruit buns (hot cross buns) makes 12 servings.

The ingredients for Vegan spicy fruit buns (hot cross buns) are:

Buns:
350g plain bread flour ('high grade' or 'strong' flour)
1.5 tsp mixed spice
1.5 tsp cinnamon
1 sachet (about 8-10g) of active dry yeast
25g caster sugar (all sugar in Australia is vegan - pick an appropriate granulated sweetener for your area)
75g each of dried currants and sultanas (you can use any dried fruit you want... diced apricots, cranberries, cherries etc)
finely grated rind of 1 lemon
75g lite vegan margerine (I used Olivani Lite), melted - could use vegetable oil instead but calories would be higher
175mL lite (1.5% fat) soy milk, warm

White decoration:
50g plain flour
25g lite vegan margerine, chilled)
cold water to combine

(If you want to glaze them: 25g sugar and 30 mL water - not in nutrition information).

Here is how you make Vegan spicy fruit buns (hot cross buns):

Buns:1.Mix the yeast and sugar in a small bowl. Gradually add the warm soy milk (make sure it's warm but not hot - kills the yeast). Yeast should start to froth and bubble. Give it 5 minutes to activate while you do the next step.2. Sift the flour and spices into a large bowl. Make a well in the centre.3. Add the yeast mixture, stir to combine using a wooden spoon.4. Add the dried fruit, lemon rind, margerine or oil and mix well until a dough forms, adding more flour if it's too moist. If too dry, add a little warm water.5. Lift out on a floured surface and knead well for 10 minutes (or put it in a stand mixer with a dough hook).6. Put back in the bowl and cover with plastic wrap or tea towel. Put in warm place to rise until doubled (2-3 hours).7. Punch dough down, knead again for 5 minutes. 8. Cut or shape with your hands into 12 even pieces. Place them on a tray, cover with tea towel or plastic wrap, back to the warm place to rise again for another hour or so. Put the oven on to heat at 180 degrees C and make the white decoration (recipe follows).9. Once risen, pply glaze (if using - not in nutrition info) and white decoration, then bake for 20 minutes or until golden brown.10. Enjoy warm from the oven, or toasted/reheated, or as they are. Good spread with margerine, nut butters, chestnut spread, etc. Can be frozen once baked.White decoration:1. Place margerine and plain flour into a food processor and process until it looks like fine breadcrumbs (or rub in with your fingers if you don't have a food processor - like making scones).2. Add small quantities of cold water 1 tsp at a time and continue to process until a stiff dough is formed.3. Roll out into thin strips, chill until required, then use to decorate the buns (after glazing, if desired).Optional glaze (not in nutrition info):1. Combine sugar and water in a saucepan, cook over low heat until sugar dissolved2. Brush onto buns after second rising and before applying the white decoration.Serving Size: Makes 12 bunsNumber of Servings: 12Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user PHRASER.

The nutritional information for Vegan spicy fruit buns (hot cross buns) is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 12
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 210.3

• Total Fat: 5.5 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 46.1 mg
• Total Carbs: 35.5 g
• Dietary Fiber: 1.5 g
• Protein: 4.5 g

The dietary needs meet for Vegan spicy fruit buns (hot cross buns) is Vegan