Paleo Mini Hot Cross Buns

A recipe for Easter created by my thermomix wizz, Bridgette

Ingredients

• Peel of a small orange
• 250g raw unsalted cashews
• 20g macadamia oil ( or whatever oil you prefer )
• 25g coconut flour
• 1 tspn bicarb
• 4 eggs
• 70g filtered water
• 1 tblspn apple cider vinegar
• 20g honey
• 50g currants
• 1 tspn allspice
• ¼ tspn cinnamon
• ¼ tspn cardamon
• ¼ tspn powdered ginger
• ¼ tspn nutmeg

Method

1. Separate eggs and whip egg whites until peaks form, set egg whites aside, rinse and dry bowl
2. Zest orange peel speed 9 / 5 secs
3. Add cashews and mill speed 9 / 10 secs
4. Add oil speed 6 / 15 – 20 secs until the cashews turn into nut butter
5. Add egg yolks, water, apple cider vinegar, honey and spices and beat speed 5 – 6 / 15 secs
6. Add coconut flour and bicarb speed 4 / 10 secs. Scrape down sides then speed 5 / 10 secs.
7. Scrape mixture into a bowl and using the spatula, gradually fold in the egg whites and currants
8. Spoon mixture into a cupcake tray and bake at 180C for 20 minutes
9. Pipe a cross on top using Thermomix coconut butter and a gladbag with the corner cut off.
10. Delicious cut in half and generously spread with butter! Makes 12 mini buns.