Chocolate hot cross buns recipe

• 550 g (19.4oz) strong white flour
• 1 tsp salt
• 7 g (0.2oz) sachet easy bake yeast
• 25 g (0.9oz) caster sugar
• 350 ml (12.3fl oz) warm water
• 2 tbsp cocoa powder
• 180 g (6.3oz) chocolate chips
• 2 tbsp honey, warmed

1. Sift the flour into a mixing bowl and stir in the salt, yeast, sugar and cocoa powder.
2. Make a well in the centre of the mixture and add the water.
3. Bring the ingredients together with a spatula initially, then use clean hands to mix together thoroughly and form a soft dough.
4. Turn out on to a lightly floured surface and knead for at least 5 minutes until the dough is soft and elastic.
5. This gives the bread a good springy texture.
6. Mix in chocolate chips and knead for another minute, before dividing the mixture into 16 even buns.
7. Arrange on a baking tray, cover loosely with a damp tea towel and leave to prove somewhere warm for 2 hours until the buns almost double in size.
8. Heat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas mark 6.
9. Mix the flour with a little cold water into a paste and spoon into a piping bag.
10. Pipe a cross on to each bun then bake for 20-25 minutes until well risen and golden.
11. Brush with the honey while still warm from the oven and allow to cool on a wire rack.

white flour, salt, caster sugar, water, cocoa, chocolate chips, honey

Taken from www.lovefood.com/guide/recipes/46588/chocolate-hot-cross-buns-recipe (may not work)