Hot-Cross Muffins (Vegan, Gluten-free, Yeast-free)

Last year I’ve made hot-cross buns. It was a lot of work. And I had to use yeast. This year I wanted to have an easier way. So I decided to go for hot-cross muffins instead of buns! They taste just as good but will only take half an hour or so to make. And they don’t need yeast 🙂

Please note that the crosses are more some kind of a frosting. If you prefer the traditional crosses, please check out this recipe and follow these steps for the crosses.

Hot-Cross Muffins (Vegan, Gluten-free, Yeast-free)

Last year I’ve made hot-cross buns. It was a lot of work. And I had to use yeast. This year I wanted to have an easier way. So I decided to go for hot-cross muffins instead of buns! They taste just as good but will only take half an hour or so to make. And they don’t need yeast 🙂

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Course Baked Sweet, Muffins

Cuisine American

Servings 6 muffins

Ingredients

  

For the muffins:

• 140 g buckwheat flour
• 100 g rice flour
• 1 tablespoon fiber husk
• 1 tablespoon spices freshly ground cloves, nutmeg, allspice, cinnamon, cardamon in equal parts
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/3 teaspoon salt
• 150 g raisins
• 1 cup water
• 2 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 very ripe FAIR-TRADE banana

For the glazing:

• 1 teaspoon coconut nectar
• 1-2 teaspoon water

For the crosses:

• 10 g cacao butter
• 35 g cashews, dry
• 2-3 tablespoon water or more if needed
• 1 teaspoon coconut nectar

Instructions

 

• First of all place the raisins and 1 cup water in a bowl and let soak. This way they don’t soak up too much moisture from the dough. Preheat the oven to 190°C
• Mix all dry ingredients in a medium sized bowl. In a separate bowl, mash the banana to a fine cream. Prepare the muffin tray.
• Add the raisins with the water, the mashed banana and the olive oil to the dry ingredients and mix well. Scoop into the muffin form in even portions.
• Bake in the oven for approx. 20 minutes. Make a needle test as this depends on the oven.
• While the muffins bake, prepare the glazing by mixing the coconut nectar with water in a cup. When the muffins are ready, take them out of the oven immediately and brush on the glazing.
• Then let cool down completely before adding the crosses. I like to place them in the freezer for a few minutes before adding the crosses. This way they set pretty quickly.
• For the crosses, melt the cacao butter in a bowl in a hot water bath. Blend the cashew with as little water as possible to a fine cream. I use my Personal Blender for this as it is perfect for small amounts. Add the melted cacao butter and the coconut nectar to the cashews and blend a little more.
• Fill the mixture into an icing bag (alternatively you can use a plastic bag and cut off one tip). Take the muffins out of the freezer and add the crosses.

Notes

Enjoy! 🙂

Keyword Easter, Hot-Cross, low sugar, Muffins, yeast-free

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