Gluten Free Hot Cross Buns (Version 2)
For over 50 years, I have been making hot cross buns each Easter. I always used the same recipe that I made with my mum growing up - only changing to use dried yeast as fresh yeast has become difficult to source. Then when I was diagnosed as coeliac, I worked to convert mum's recipe to gluten free. In 2020 I released on my Youtube channel this recipe and I have received many fabulous comments from coeliacs around the world. During the pandemic I became addicted to watching The Great British Bakeoff. It is a competition reality show, but the tips and techniques highlighted there are fantastic. I learnt more about proving yeasted products than I ever had with the comments provided by Paul Hollywood. One thing became clear, I needed a proving oven/drawer when I next updated my kitchen! In 2020 I also came across a fabulous blog by fellow coeliac, Cooking with Sass. Sass had become a home test baker for flour manufacturer FG Roberts and the results she shared looked amazing. I tried
