Comments on: Chocolate Hot Cross Buns!

By: Denise

Denise — Thu, 17 Apr 2025 14:39:03 +0000

I´ve been making my own hot cross buns for years and have never been really happy with them. Made Jane´s recipe today, one batch of traditional and one batch of chocolate. Just taken them out of the oven – they look amazing, can´t wait to try them. Thanks Jane x

By: Molly

Molly — Sun, 16 Mar 2025 16:02:07 +0000

Could you make the dough then prove in the fridge overnight before knocking back and then doing a cold prove in the oven where you place them in the oven and as it heats up it proves and then cooks?

By: Candiz

Candiz — Thu, 06 Mar 2025 09:06:55 +0000

I normally follow Chelsea recipe but I saw 5 star for this. Immediately tried and ola! I thought I was eating muffin, so soft, fluffy the best bread ever !

I used my bread maker to knead and proof. Then proof again after I took it out .

My son loved it. Don’t care if it doesn’t have proper glaze I love this even without it. Thank you for this recipe this is now my new fave. Always baking for the kids than buying one from the grocery which has those nasty preservatives.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Tue, 04 Jun 2024 12:08:36 +0000

These look delicious! Just wondering when the best time to add orange extract/zest would be? Thank you.

By: Jane's Patisserie

Jane's Patisserie — Wed, 05 Apr 2023 11:58:40 +0000

In reply to Sarah. Hiya! Yes, the substitutes should work fine - enjoy! x

By: Sarah

Sarah — Mon, 03 Apr 2023 08:50:48 +0000

In reply to Susan. Hi, these look amazing! Do you think it is possible to make them dairy free? I normally use oat milk and dark chocolate, do you think that’ll work? thanks x

By: Jane's Patisserie

Jane's Patisserie — Thu, 30 Mar 2023 11:50:24 +0000

In reply to Lauren. Hiya! The easiest way would probably be to use 200g chocolate chips and 100g fudge pieces to get a similar flavour! Hope this helps! x

By: Lauren

Lauren — Tue, 21 Mar 2023 16:54:39 +0000

Hi Jane, these look delicious. There was a shop selling salted caramel and chocolate hot cross buns and I wondered if there’s a way to adapt this recipe to make something similar? Thanks

By: Olivia

Olivia — Tue, 27 Sep 2022 22:15:31 +0000

Love this recipe. My first time baking hot cross buns or even bread actually! This recipe was so clear and they tasted perfect

By: Jane's Patisserie

Jane's Patisserie — Tue, 19 Apr 2022 14:18:43 +0000

In reply to Gemma. Hiya! They shouldn't be very very sticky, but they should have a slight tackiness! Hope this helps! x

By: Lara

Lara — Mon, 18 Apr 2022 09:31:40 +0000

Absolutely loved these!!

By: Jo

Jo — Sun, 17 Apr 2022 09:41:00 +0000

These were amazing! I need to work on their appearance – and I could not find my piping stuff anywhere so had to freestyle it a bit! But, they tasted amazing, toasted under the grill and some butter! I used the scale down slider on your recipe to make half a dozen – probably for the best given how yummy they were! Also, having bought some a few weeks ago from a supermarket – these were far nicer!

By: Jane's Patisserie

Jane's Patisserie — Sat, 16 Apr 2022 08:42:13 +0000

In reply to Susan. Yes you can - you can do the bread in the machine and then carry on with the recipe once it has been kneaded!

By: Gemma

Gemma — Fri, 15 Apr 2022 10:38:51 +0000

Hi what should the texture be once they’ve been kneeled and left to prove, mine were really sticky