Step 1

Into a bowl add in all the dry ingeredients.Whisk them together and keep it aside.

Step 2

In another bowl.add the wet ingredients and whisk them together.

Step 3

Combine the wet and dry ingeredients together using the rear end of a wooden spoon to form a shaggy mass of dough.

Step 4

Transfer the dough on to a clean work surface and knead the dough until you get a soft and elastic dough.If you are using a standmisxer,then it will be so much easier to prepare the dough.Add the dry ingredients into the bowl of wet ingredients and Knead the dough at medium speed and then high speed using the dough hook attachment.

Step 5

Lightly oil a clean bowl and place the dough inside it.Cover it with a plastic film and let the dough sit and proof in a warm environment until it gets doubled in size.It may take 1 - 1 and half hours according to the warmth of the room.Add the soaked and drained raisins into the dough and mix them together so that raisins are evenely doistributed in the dough.

Step 6

Divide the proofed dough into 12 equal pieces.To be more precise,each piece is 62g by weight.Shape the pieces into round balls.Place them on a baking tray lined with parchment paper or onto a non stick baking tray.Cover them up with a plastic film and

Step 7

Let the shaped dough balls sit and rise until they are doubled in size.It may take around 45 minutes.

Step 8

Mix together some flour and water fo form a thick flour batter.Transfer it on to a piping bag.Pipe cross on top of the buns

Step 9

Bake @ 375 F for 10 minutes and then reduce the temperature to 350F for next 12-15 minutes.

Step 10

Add 1 tbsp warm water into 2 tbsp apricot jam.Brush the top of buns with light apricot jam.

Step 11

Enjoy Soft and fluffy Hot Cross Buns!