Hot Cross Buns 3 Ways: Classic, Chocolate & Pizza

Just when you thought hot cross buns couldn’t get any weirder… here are three versions from one dough: classic fruit, triple chocolate, and pizza! One sweet, one savoury, and one traditional – which one would you try first? Watch the chaos unfold and give them a go yourself. Fancy more bakes like this? Check out my full baking playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfItiEY3o1mvfKlFwPe2xYdD4CFKF0EdP And the original hot cross bun video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OC7u_5Fwu7I _Ingredients:_ *Base Dough* (for all 3 bun types – makes approx. 12 buns total) 300ml milk, plus 2 tbsp more 50g butter 500g strong bread flour 1 tsp salt 75g caster sugar 1 tbsp sunflower oil 7g sachet fast-action or easy-blend yeast 1 egg, beaten *Classic Hot Cross Bun Mix-ins* (for 1/3 of the dough) 25g sultanas 20g mixed peel Zest of 1/3 orange 1/3 tsp ground cinnamon 1/3 tsp mixed spice *Triple Chocolate Bun Mix-ins* (for 1/3 of the dough) 20g cocoa powder 15g white chocolate chips 15g milk chocolate chips 15g dark chocolate chips *Pizza Bun Mix-ins* (for 1/3 of the dough) 1 handful finely chopped sundried tomatoes (in oil) 1 tbsp tomato purée 30g grated cheddar cheese 1 tbsp grated parmesan 1 tsp mixed herbs *For the Cross* (all buns) 75g plain flour 5 tbsp water (add slowly to make a paste) *Optional Glaze* (for classic buns only) 3 tbsp warmed jam (any type) _Full recipes:_ https://barrylewis.net/recipe/hot-cross-buns-3-ways/ __________________________________________ *From Recipes, Hacks, Kitchen Gadget Reviews, Taste Tests and more food related fun, be sure to like, follow, and subscribe to be one of the first to see all the best content on the Barry Lewis channel & beyond:* Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@mrbarrylewis?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram: https://instagram.com/mrbarrylewis Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mrbarrylewis Twitter / X: https://twitter.com/mrbarrylewis TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mrbarrylewis Discord: https://dsc.gg/barrylewis Merch: https://barry-lewis-shop.fourthwall.com/ Newsletter: https://www.barrylewis.co/subscribe My spin-off compilation channel https://www.youtube.com/@BarryLewisBites LinkTree (links to everything above & more!): https://linktr.ee/barrylewis Massive thanks to our Patreon supporters who help keep the channel going. For advert free extended videos, exclusive discord, early access to all videos, behind the scenes chat, polls, names in the video credits & more consider supporting here https://www.patreon.com/mrbarrylewis #hotcrossbuns #barrylewis #easterbaking