Gluten-Free Hot Cross Buns

Ingredients

• Makes 12 hot cross buns

   
  2 cups buckwheat flour
• 2 cups almond meal
• 3 tablespoons hempseed meal
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 1 cup almond milk 
• ¼ cup honey
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon BBTC’s Spice Dream
• 125g sultanas 
• 125g dried apricots chopped
• Melted chocolate for making crosses 

Method

1. Preheat oven to 160°C fan-forced.
2. Combine dry ingredients of buckwheat flour, almond meal, Spice Dream, flaxseed and baking powder in a bowl.
3. Combine wet ingredients of olive oil, almond milk, honey and vanilla into a separate bowl.
4. Add the wet ingredients to the dry mix.
5. Mix through until a sticky dough forms and let it rest for 5 minutes before adding raisins and dried apricots. Add more milk if required so that the dough is soft and sticky.
6. Roll into balls and place on a tray and brush the top with a little extra almond milk.
7. Bake for 45 minutes until cooked through and golden brown. Let them cool and then make chocolate crosses on top.