In this hot cross bun recipe, we've used vegetable oil in place of butter – it gives these buns a softer crumb and helps them keep longer.
Though, if you're curious, we have more recipe variations of the hot cross bun.
A no-fuss, traditional hot cross bun recipe, best suited for the purists.
To serve the buns in the morning, prepare the dough the night before and prove it overnight in the fridge. In the morning, roll the dough into balls and prove them again before baking.