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Hot cross bun butter
Serves: 10
Prep time: 5 minsTotal time: 
Recipe photograph by Mike English
Hot cross bun butter
Recipe by Anna Glover
Capture the taste of hot cross buns with a flavoured butter to slather on your morning muffin or toast
Serves: 10
Prep time: 5 minsTotal time:
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Nutritional information (per serving)
Calories
111Kcal
Fat
10gr
Saturates
7gr
Carbs
4gr
Sugars
4gr
Fibre
0gr
Protein
0gr
Salt
0gr
Anna Glover
Anna is our former Creative Food Editor, and a cookery writer and food stylist. She loves a challenge and is known for whipping up interesting flavour combinations. She’s still in search of the best pizza in the world
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Anna Glover
Anna is our former Creative Food Editor, and a cookery writer and food stylist. She loves a challenge and is known for whipping up interesting flavour combinations. She’s still in search of the best pizza in the world
See more of Anna Glover’s recipes
Ingredients
- 125g softened salted butter
- zest of 1 satsuma or ½ orange, plus 1 tbsp juice
- zest of ½ lemon
- ½ tsp mixed spice
- a pinch ground cinnamon
- 3 tbsp mixed dried fruit (or 1 tbsp sultanas, 1 tbsp raisins, 1 tbsp mixed peel)
- 2 tsp golden syrup
Step by step
Get ahead
Lasts for 1 week in the fridge, covered.
- Add the ingredients to a small food processor, and pulse until evenly distributed. Scrape into a bowl. Serve on toast, muffins or bagels for hot cross bun flavourings.