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Dark Chocolate & Chai Hot Cross Buns

The Miniature Life
Dark chocolate. Chai. Rose. These three together come together in this recipe and create possibly the most epic hot cross bun combination ever.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Course Breakfast
Servings 12 large buns

Ingredients
  

  • 520 g plain flour
  • 65 g butter at room temperature
  • 300 ml warm milk
  • 100 g white sugar
  • 35 g Dutch Cocoa powder
  • tsp ground coffee
  • tsp instant yeast
  • 2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • tsp ground ginger
  • tsp ground cardamom
  • ¼ tsp all spice
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 egg
  • pinch of salt
  • 200 g dark chocolate chopped finely
  • 2 tbsp plain flour add water to the flour to make paste to draw the cross
  • 2 tbsp rose syrup or honey