Since Easter is coming up in just over a week, it’s about that time where you see hot cross buns in the grocery stores. Traditionally in England they are eaten on Good Friday. Growing up, we had them on Palm Sunday (which is a few days away this year.)
But are they healthy? If you read a few labels for some you can purchase you might see a whole lot of ingredients that don’t really need to be present. Why not try to make your own? This year, I will try to make them more healthy – perhaps some whole wheat flour instead of just all white flour. Or even whole grain pastry flour for a lighter texture. Perhaps we can substitute some honey for the sugar. To make them with even sugar, skip the sugar cross and make indents instead. Maybe just shake a little bit of sifted confectioner’s sugar on top.
Here are some links to healthier hot cross buns (they are mostly from England so you may need to do some conversions):
12WBT (12 week body transformation)
The Healthy Chef
The Victor crew