Scottish Daily Mail

One’s hot cross buns

Royal chefs reveal their Easter recipe fit for the Queen

- By Sophie Huskisson

TO make hot cross buns fit for the Queen, one would think only a topsecret recipe using the finest ingredient­s would do.

In fact, Her Majesty’s Easter treats are remarkably rustic and easy to make – as a video released online by the royal pastry chefs shows.

They shared their step-by-step recipe on the Royal Family’s Instagram page, revealing the perfect technique for the fruitiest, fluffiest buns. And the ingredient­s are easy to get hold of too, though there are some special twists, such as fresh yeast, unrefined caster sugar and golden sultanas for a richer flavour.

The Queen employs only the best chefs to make her tea-time treats and puddings. Head of pastry Lucy Wilson spent more than six years as a souschef at the Michelin-starred Ritz in Mayfair and two years at five-star hotel Coworth Park in Ascot before joining the Royal Household.

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